What color is #547038?

#547038 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #547038?

The RGB value is 84, 112, 56: 84 red, 112 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #547038?

The complementary color is #543870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547038?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#547038 color

#547038 rgb(84, 112, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #547038 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 43.9% green and 22% blue (84, 112, 56).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 33% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Botanical (#4D6E2F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#547038 color codes

HEX	`#547038`
RGB	`rgb(84, 112, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 43.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 33%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 50%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.88, -20.8, 27.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.88, 34.67, 126.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.164, 13.758, 5.861)`
Decimal	`5533752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547038, 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 #547038	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#547038 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #547038 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547038; }
.text { color: #547038; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547038; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 112 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547038, #387038); }

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Questions

What color is #547038?: #547038 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #547038?: The RGB value is 84, 112, 56: 84 red, 112 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547038?: The complementary color is #543870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547038?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.