What color is #548D44?

#548D44 is a desaturated green known as Fern. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fern?

The RGB value is 84, 141, 68: 84 red, 141 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fern?

The complementary color is #7D448D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #548D44?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fern color: hex code #548D44

#548D44 rgb(84, 141, 68)

Shades of green

Fern has the hex code #548D44. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 55.3% green and 26.7% blue (84, 141, 68).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 35% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 45% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

Fern (#548D44) color codes

HEX	`#548D44`
RGB	`rgb(84, 141, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 55.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 35%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 52%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 52%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.33, -33.38, 32.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.33, 46.9, 135.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.224, 21.351, 8.839)`
Decimal	`5541188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fern, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #548D44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#548D44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #548D44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #548d44; }
.text { color: #548d44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #548d44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 141 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #548d44, #448d59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

See #548D44 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #548D44?: #548D44 is a desaturated green known as Fern. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fern?: The RGB value is 84, 141, 68: 84 red, 141 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fern?: The complementary color is #7D448D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #548D44?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.