What color is #547070?

#547070 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #547070?

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

What is the complementary color of #547070?

The complementary color is #705454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547070?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#547070 color

#547070 rgb(84, 112, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #547070 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#547070 color codes

HEX	`#547070`
RGB	`rgb(84, 112, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 43.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.14, -10.12, -3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.14, 10.66, 198.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.374, 14.642, 17.5)`
Decimal	`5533808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547070, 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 #547070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#547070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #547070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547070; }
.text { color: #547070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 112 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547070, #546270); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #547070?: #547070 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #547070?: The RGB value is 84, 112, 112: 84 red, 112 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547070?: The complementary color is #705454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547070?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.