What color is #546F47?

#546F47 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546F47?

The RGB value is 84, 111, 71: 84 red, 111 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546F47?

The complementary color is #62476F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546F47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546F47 color

#546F47 rgb(84, 111, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #546F47 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 43.5% green and 27.8% blue (84, 111, 71).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#546F47 color codes

HEX	`#546F47`
RGB	`rgb(84, 111, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 43.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 36%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 36%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.81, -18.07, 19.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.81, 26.34, 133.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.478, 13.708, 8.054)`
Decimal	`5533511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546F47, 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 #546F47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546F47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	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 #546F47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546f47; }
.text { color: #546f47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546f47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 111 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546f47, #476f4e); }

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Questions

What color is #546F47?: #546F47 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546F47?: The RGB value is 84, 111, 71: 84 red, 111 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546F47?: The complementary color is #62476F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546F47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.