#54AF9CWater Park (#54AF9C) is a light, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 178°, lightness 0.69 and chroma 0.092. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #54AF9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(84, 175, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 36%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 52%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52%, 0%, 11%, 31%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(65.7 -31.9 1.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.693 0.092 178) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Water Park shifts subtly: leans toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#64ab91 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward green#5db099 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward green#54af9c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#53b09e — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Water Park in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.63:1 and against black 7.99:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#cafff2 · #8edbc9 · #54af9c · #378d7c · #116859 · #004238
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#89cfdb · #6bbfbe · #54af9c · #579a7a · #59855c · #596f42
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#9ec2d4 · #54af9c · #438d7e · #136a8b · #005246 · #0a3040
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#bfeee2 · #adc5be · #54af9c · #a7637b · #3e645b · #2b443e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faeef2 · #54af9c · #768581 · #534b4d · #14231f · #020001
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#fbeef2 · #d3c4c9 · #a8979c · #2f1c22 · #0b0003 · #54af9c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3dab5 · #54af9c · #689163 · #c33134 · #422a3c · #1a0d04
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffecf2 · #54af9c · #997198 · #783730 · #320e32 · #060000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f3efff · #54af9c · #8678a8 · #723f0f · #341600 · #020008
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecf2ff · #54af9c · #6e80ae · #74364d · #2a1d00 · #080002
#6FBCAA · #87C8B9 · #9FD5C8 · #B6E2D6 · #CDEEE6
#3D9180 · #267365 · #0C574B · #003C32 · #00221B
#68AB9C · #79A79C · #87A39C
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.