#54DCD8

Closest named color: Turquoise (#40E0D0). oklch(82% 0.117 192.4), rgb(84, 220, 216).

Black text reads best on this color (12.60:1).

About this color

#54DCD8 is a light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 82%, its chroma 0.117 and its hue 192°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.60:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	light (82%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.117)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Turquoise (#40E0D0)
Black text	12.60:1
White text	1.66:1

Values

HEX	#54DCD8
RGB	rgb(84, 220, 216)
HSL	hsl(178, 66%, 60%)
OKLCH	oklch(82% 0.117 192.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #54DCD8	1.66:1	Fails	Lc -32.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #54DCD8	12.60:1	AAA	Lc 74.8	Content text, not long reading
#54DCD8 text on white	1.66:1	Fails	Lc 29.0	Dividers and decoration only
#54DCD8 text on black	12.60:1	AAA	Lc -73.9	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#EAF9F8

oklch(97.1% 0.016 192.1)
Step 100
100

#D1F2F0

oklch(93.7% 0.034 192.1)
Step 200
200

#A7E7E4

oklch(88.4% 0.065 192.4)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#54DCD8

oklch(82% 0.117 192.4)
Step 400
400

#00B8B4

oklch(70.7% 0.121 192)
Step 500
500

#009E9B

oklch(63.2% 0.108 192.4)
Step 600
600

#008582

oklch(55.7% 0.096 192)
Step 700
700

#006F6D

oklch(49% 0.084 192.6)
Step 800
800

#005B59

oklch(42.6% 0.073 192.2)
Step 900
900

#004C4B

oklch(37.7% 0.064 193.2)
Step 950
950

#002D2C

oklch(26.9% 0.046 192.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#54DCD8 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#CFD1D8	0.123
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#BAC2D9	0.115
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00E2DA	0.026
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C8C8C8	0.118