What color is #54A9A5?

#54A9A5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54A9A5?

The RGB value is 84, 169, 165: 84 red, 169 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54A9A5?

The complementary color is #A95458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54A9A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54A9A5 color

#54A9A5 rgb(84, 169, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #54A9A5 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 66.3% green and 64.7% blue (84, 169, 165).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 34% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Paradise Island (#5AA7A0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#54A9A5 color codes

HEX	`#54A9A5`
RGB	`rgb(84, 169, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 66.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 34%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 50%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 2%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.14, -26.65, -5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.14, 27.28, 192.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.633, 32.975, 40.657)`
Decimal	`5548453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54A9A5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #54A9A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#54A9A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #54A9A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54a9a5; }
.text { color: #54a9a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54a9a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 169 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54a9a5, #5482a9); }

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Questions

What color is #54A9A5?: #54A9A5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54A9A5?: The RGB value is 84, 169, 165: 84 red, 169 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54A9A5?: The complementary color is #A95458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54A9A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.