What color is #54AE8A?

#54AE8A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54AE8A?

The RGB value is 84, 174, 138: 84 red, 174 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54AE8A?

The complementary color is #AE5478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54AE8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54AE8A color

#54AE8A rgb(84, 174, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #54AE8A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 68.2% green and 54.1% blue (84, 174, 138).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 36% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Electra (#55B492), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#54AE8A color codes

HEX	`#54AE8A`
RGB	`rgb(84, 174, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 68.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 36%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 52%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 21%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.95, -35.67, 10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.95, 37.14, 163.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.378, 33.99, 29.369)`
Decimal	`5549706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54AE8A, 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 #54AE8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#54AE8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #54AE8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54ae8a; }
.text { color: #54ae8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54ae8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 174 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54ae8a, #54a5ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #54AE8A?: #54AE8A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54AE8A?: The RGB value is 84, 174, 138: 84 red, 174 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54AE8A?: The complementary color is #AE5478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54AE8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.