What color is #54BBAA?

#54BBAA is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Bliss. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54BBAA?

The RGB value is 84, 187, 170: 84 red, 187 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54BBAA?

The complementary color is #BB5465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54BBAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54BBAA color

#54BBAA rgb(84, 187, 170)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 73.3% green and 66.7% blue (84, 187, 170).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 43% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Bliss (#4CBDAC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#54BBAA color codes

HEX	`#54BBAA`
RGB	`rgb(84, 187, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 73.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 43%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 55%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.7, -34.04, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.7, 34.04, 180.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.679, 40.325, 44.295)`
Decimal	`5553066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54BBAA, 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 #54BBAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#54BBAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #54BBAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54bbaa; }
.text { color: #54bbaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54bbaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 187 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54bbaa, #5498bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #54BBAA?: #54BBAA is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Bliss. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54BBAA?: The RGB value is 84, 187, 170: 84 red, 187 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54BBAA?: The complementary color is #BB5465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54BBAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.