What color is #54E2F0?

#54E2F0 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sparky Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54E2F0?

The RGB value is 84, 226, 240: 84 red, 226 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54E2F0?

The complementary color is #F06254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54E2F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54E2F0 color

#54E2F0 rgb(84, 226, 240)

Shades of teal

The hex color #54E2F0 is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 88.6% green and 94.1% blue (84, 226, 240).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 84% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Sparky Blue (#22EEFF), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#54E2F0 color codes

HEX	`#54E2F0`
RGB	`rgb(84, 226, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 88.6%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 84%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 65%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 6%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.21, -33.45, -18.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.21, 38.01, 208.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.574, 62.564, 92.043)`
Decimal	`5563120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54E2F0, 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 #54E2F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#54E2F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	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 #54E2F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54e2f0; }
.text { color: #54e2f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54e2f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 226 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54e2f0, #5494f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Electric Blue.

Questions

What color is #54E2F0?: #54E2F0 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sparky Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54E2F0?: The RGB value is 84, 226, 240: 84 red, 226 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54E2F0?: The complementary color is #F06254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54E2F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.