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#54E8E5 Color

#54E8E5 is rgb(84, 232, 229) in RGB, hsl(179, 76%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 0%, 1%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#54E8E5
HEX#54E8E5
RGBrgb(84, 232, 229)
HSLhsl(179, 76%, 62%)
HSVhsv(179, 64%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 1%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(85.3% 0.124 193.2)
LABlab(84.26% -41.05 -10.81)
LCHlch(84.26% 42.44 194.75)

What #54E8E5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #54E8E5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 8.07Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 8.2Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 8.43Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 9.2Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 9.62Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 10.07

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#54E8E5 Channel Values

How #54E8E5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 84 · G 232 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 179° · S 76% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 179° · S 64% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #54E8E5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #54E8E5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #54E8E5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #54E8E5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#54E8E5
Complementary
#E85457
Analogous
#54E89C
Analogous
#54A1E8
Triadic
#E554E8
Triadic
#E8E554
Split comp.
#E854A1
Split comp.
#E89C54

Tints & Shades of #54E8E5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BEBE9
#81EEEC
#98F1EF
#B3F5F3
#C9F8F7
#E0FBFA

Shades

#31E3E0
#1CCAC7
#17A6A4
#128280
#0D5E5D
#073635

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #54E8E5.

How #54E8E5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#54E8E5
Protanopia#D8D8E5
Protanomaly#B2DEE5
Deuteranopia#C7C7E8
Deuteranomaly#A5D5E7
Tritanopia#55E8E8
Tritanomaly#55E8E7
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

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Using #54E8E5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-54e8e5: #54E8E5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #54E8E5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-54e8e5': '#54E8E5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.910, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_54e8e5">#54E8E5</color>
SVG fillfill="#54E8E5"

More Teal Colors

#54E8E5 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#54E8E5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #54E8E5?

#54E8E5 is a light teal — rgb(84, 232, 229) in RGB and hsl(179, 76%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.07.

What is the RGB value of #54E8E5?

#54E8E5 is rgb(84, 232, 229) — red 84, green 232, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #54E8E5?

#54E8E5 converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 0%, 1%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #54E8E5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #54E8E5 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #54E8E5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #54E8E5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 8.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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