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#54EDE8 Color

#54EDE8 is rgb(84, 237, 232) in RGB, hsl(178, 81%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 0%, 2%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Turquoise (#08E8DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#54EDE8
HEX#54EDE8
RGBrgb(84, 237, 232)
HSLhsl(178, 81%, 63%)
HSVhsv(178, 65%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 2%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.5% 0.127 191.9)
LABlab(85.79% -42.43 -10.12)
LCHlch(85.79% 43.62 193.42)

What #54EDE8 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 #54EDE8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 7.37Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 7.58Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 7.76Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 9.88Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 9.95Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 10.01

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

#54EDE8 Channel Values

How #54EDE8 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 237 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 178° · S 81% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 178° · S 65% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #54EDE8 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #54EDE8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #54EDE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #54EDE8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#54EDE8
Complementary
#ED5459
Analogous
#54ED9C
Analogous
#54A6ED
Triadic
#E854ED
Triadic
#EDE854
Split comp.
#ED54A6
Split comp.
#ED9C54

Tints & Shades of #54EDE8

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

#6BEFEB
#82F2EE
#99F4F1
#B1F7F4
#C8F9F8
#DFFCFB

Shades

#2FE9E3
#16D4CE
#12AFAA
#0E8682
#0A615E
#063736

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #54EDE8.

How #54EDE8 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#54EDE8
Protanopia#DCDCE8
Protanomaly#B6E3E8
Deuteranopia#CBCBEB
Deuteranomaly#A8D9EA
Tritanopia#56ECEC
Tritanomaly#55EDEB
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #54EDE8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-54ede8: #54EDE8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #54EDE8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-54ede8': '#54EDE8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.929, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_54ede8">#54EDE8</color>
SVG fillfill="#54EDE8"

More Teal Colors

#54EDE8 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#54EDE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #54EDE8?

#54EDE8 is a light teal — rgb(84, 237, 232) in RGB and hsl(178, 81%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Turquoise (#08E8DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.37.

What is the RGB value of #54EDE8?

#54EDE8 is rgb(84, 237, 232) — red 84, green 237, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #54EDE8?

#54EDE8 converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 0%, 2%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #54EDE8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #54EDE8 scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #54EDE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #54EDE8 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 7.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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