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#54feaf

a light, electric green · cool · closest name: Medium Spring Green

RGB
84, 254, 175
HSL
152°, 99%, 66%
CMYK
67, 0, 31, 0
Luminance
0.7586

At a glance

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

Hex
#54feaf
Hue
152°
green
Saturation
99%
electric
Lightness
66%
light
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
82%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7586
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
76/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.17:1
Closest name
Medium Spring Green
ΔE2000 3.3
Where it sits
Hue152° of 360°
Saturation99%
Lightness66%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool76% cool

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

Every format

HEX#54feaf
RGBrgb(84, 254, 175)
HSLhsl(152, 99%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 0%, 31%, 0%)
LABlab(89.8 -61.1 25.4)
LCHlch(89.8 66.1 157.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.891 0.178 158.9)
Decimal5570223
Display P3color(display-p3 0.329 0.996 0.686)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #54feaf;
background-color: #54feaf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#54feaf] bg-[#54feaf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #54feaf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.329, green: 0.996, blue: 0.686)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#54feaf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF54FEAF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(175, 254, 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 #54feaf · 16.17:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.30:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.17:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #54feaf as text scores 1.30:1 on white and 16.17:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#54feaf on white: 1.30:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#54feaf on black: 16.17:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FBEBAA
deuteranopia · #E6DBB4
tritanopia · #00FDE9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #54feaf is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F1FEF8
#E3FCF1
#C0FBE0
#8FFECB
#54feaf
#20FE97
#01F383
#01CB6D
#01A257
#067541
#034929
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F1FEF8Darkest = 950 · #034929
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FEF8;
  --brand-100: #E3FCF1;
  --brand-200: #C0FBE0;
  --brand-300: #8FFECB;
  --brand-400: #54feaf;
  --brand-500: #20FE97;
  --brand-600: #01F383;
  --brand-700: #01CB6D;
  --brand-800: #01A257;
  --brand-900: #067541;
  --brand-950: #034929;
  --brand: #54feaf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #54feaf

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#F4FAF8
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDD8
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B76
Captions on the surface
Accent#CC0092
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#017F44
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FFF3
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241D
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 #54feaf

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
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • 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
  • White text placed on it
  • 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#FE54A3
Analogous left#54FE5A
Analogous right#54F8FE
Split-complement 1#FE54F8
Split-complement 2#FE5A54
Triadic 1#AF54FE
Triadic 2#FEAF54
Tetradic#5A54FE

RGB percentages

Red32.9%
Green99.6%
Blue68.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan66.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow31.1%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#54feaf text on a black background

contrast 16.17:1

Card sample

#54feaf text on a white background

contrast 1.30:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(84, 254, 175, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(84, 254, 175, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #54feaf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #54feaf, #54DCFE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #54feaf

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.

#54feaf 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
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

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

#54feaf, answered

What color is #54feaf?

#54feaf is a light electric green, closest to Medium Spring Green (ΔE2000 3.3). It sits at 152° on the hue wheel with 99% saturation and 66% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #54feaf?

rgb(84, 254, 175) — 84 red, 254 green and 175 blue out of 255, or 32.9% / 99.6% / 68.6% by channel.

Is #54feaf a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7586 and perceived brightness is 82%, so black text on it reaches 16.17:1.

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

Black. It scores 16.17:1 against #54feaf, versus 1.30:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #54feaf?

#FE54A3 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FE54F8 and #FE5A54, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #54feaf?

For interface work: #F4FAF8 as the surface, #C0EDD8 for borders, #4B9B76 for secondary text, #CC0092 as an accent and #017F44 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #54FE5A and #54F8FE stays calm, while #FE54A3 is the loudest partner.

What is #54feaf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(67%, 0%, 31%, 0%). 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 #54feaf warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 76 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #54FE71; nudged cooler, #53FFEE.

Work with #54feaf in the Color Lab