What color is #54E3F1?

#54E3F1 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 #54E3F1?

The RGB value is 84, 227, 241: 84 red, 227 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54E3F1?

The complementary color is #F16254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54E3F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54E3F1 color

#54E3F1 rgb(84, 227, 241)

Shades of teal

The hex color #54E3F1 is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 89% green and 94.5% blue (84, 227, 241).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 85% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Sparky Blue (#22EEFF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#54E3F1 color codes

HEX	`#54E3F1`
RGB	`rgb(84, 227, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 89%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 85%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 65%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 6%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.53, -33.64, -18.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.53, 38.2, 208.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.996, 63.169, 92.918)`
Decimal	`5563377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54E3F1, 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 #54E3F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#54E3F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	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 #54E3F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54e3f1; }
.text { color: #54e3f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54e3f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 227 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54e3f1, #5494f1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #54E3F1?: #54E3F1 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 #54E3F1?: The RGB value is 84, 227, 241: 84 red, 227 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54E3F1?: The complementary color is #F16254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54E3F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.