What color is #547140?

#547140 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #547140?

The RGB value is 84, 113, 64: 84 red, 113 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #547140?

The complementary color is #5D4071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547140?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#547140 color

#547140 rgb(84, 113, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #547140 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 44.3% green and 25.1% blue (84, 113, 64).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#547140 color codes

HEX	`#547140`
RGB	`rgb(84, 113, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 44.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 43%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 43%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.33, -20.22, 23.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.33, 31.26, 130.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.486, 14.065, 7.012)`
Decimal	`5534016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547140, 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 #547140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#547140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #547140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547140; }
.text { color: #547140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 113 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547140, #407145); }

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Questions

What color is #547140?: #547140 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #547140?: The RGB value is 84, 113, 64: 84 red, 113 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547140?: The complementary color is #5D4071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547140?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.