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#54e621

a balanced, electric green · neutral · closest name: Lime

RGB
84, 230, 33
HSL
105°, 80%, 52%
CMYK
64, 0, 86, 10
Luminance
0.5859

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #54e621 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#54e621
Hue
105°
green
Saturation
80%
electric
Lightness
52%
balanced
Brightness
90%
HSV value
Perceived
72%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5859
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
56/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
12.72:1
Closest name
Lime
ΔE2000 5.6
Where it sits
Hue105° of 360°
Saturation80%
Lightness52%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool56% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#54e621
RGBrgb(84, 230, 33)
HSLhsl(105, 80%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 86%, 10%)
LABlab(81.1 -69.7 74.1)
LCHlch(81.1 101.7 133.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.814 0.251 139.8)
Decimal5563937
Display P3color(display-p3 0.329 0.902 0.129)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #54e621;
background-color: #54e621;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#54e621] bg-[#54e621]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #54e621;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.329, green: 0.902, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#54e621")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF54E621)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(33, 230, 84)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #54e621 · 12.72:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.65:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.72:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #54e621 as text scores 1.65:1 on white and 12.72:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#54e621 on white: 1.65:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#54e621 on black: 12.72:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #EDD000
deuteranopia · #DBC53E
tritanopia · #3EDEC4

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #54e621 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F5FCF3
#EBF9E6
#D3F5C7
#B1F49A
#8AEE68
#64E835
#54e621
#3FB715
#329310
#276A10
#19420A
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #F5FCF3Darkest = 950 · #19420A
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5FCF3;
  --brand-100: #EBF9E6;
  --brand-200: #D3F5C7;
  --brand-300: #B1F49A;
  --brand-400: #8AEE68;
  --brand-500: #64E835;
  --brand-600: #54e621;
  --brand-700: #3FB715;
  --brand-800: #329310;
  --brand-900: #276A10;
  --brand-950: #19420A;
  --brand: #54e621;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #54e621

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F6FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#CBEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#5F9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#821CEB
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#27730D
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EDFCE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#182414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #54e621

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#B321E6
Analogous left#B6E621
Analogous right#21E651
Split-complement 1#5121E6
Split-complement 2#E621B6
Triadic 1#2154E6
Triadic 2#E62154
Tetradic#21B6E6

RGB percentages

Red32.9%
Green90.2%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan63.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow85.7%
Key (black)9.8%

Color previews

#54e621 text on a black background

contrast 12.72:1

Card sample

#54e621 text on a white background

contrast 1.65:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #54e621;
Background color
Panel with #54e621 background
background-color: #54e621;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #54e621;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(84, 230, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(84, 230, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #54e621;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #54e621, #21E672);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #54e621

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#54e621 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#54e621, answered

What color is #54e621?

#54e621 is a balanced electric green, closest to Lime (ΔE2000 5.6). It sits at 105° on the hue wheel with 80% saturation and 52% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #54e621?

rgb(84, 230, 33) — 84 red, 230 green and 33 blue out of 255, or 32.9% / 90.2% / 12.9% by channel.

Is #54e621 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5859 and perceived brightness is 72%, so black text on it reaches 12.72:1.

Should I use black or white text on #54e621?

Black. It scores 12.72:1 against #54e621, versus 1.65:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #54e621?

#B321E6 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #5121E6 and #E621B6, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #54e621?

For interface work: #F6FAF4 as the surface, #CBEDC0 for borders, #5F9B4B for secondary text, #821CEB as an accent and #27730D for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #B6E621 and #21E651 stays calm, while #B321E6 is the loudest partner.

What is #54e621 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(64%, 0%, 86%, 10%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #54e621 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 56 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #9CE621; nudged cooler, #1FE934.

Work with #54e621 in the Color Lab