Palettes / Colors / #54BEDE

#54BEDE — Teal

#54BEDE is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #54BEDE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#54BEDE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DE7454; it also sits naturally between #54DEB9 and #5479DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 33% · Green 75% · Blue 87%

Cyan 62% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #54BEDE

.text { color: #54BEDE; }
.background { background-color: #54BEDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #54BEDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(84, 190, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 68%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #54BEDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(84, 190, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #54BEDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(84, 190, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#54BEDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#54BEDE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #54BEDE

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Tones of #54BEDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DE7454:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #54BEDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #54BEDE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #54BEDE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #54BEDE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #54BEDE?

#54BEDE is Teal, a teal color (RGB 84, 190, 222). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #54BEDE?

#54BEDE is RGB 84, 190, 222 — HSL 194°, 68%, 60% — CMYK 62%, 14%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #54BEDE?

Its complement is #DE7454; analogous partners are #54DEB9 and #5479DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #54BEDE for text?

Black text on #54BEDE has a contrast ratio of 9.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.