What color is #547271?

#547271 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 #547271?

The RGB value is 84, 114, 113: 84 red, 114 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #547271?

The complementary color is #725455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547271?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#547271 color

#547271 rgb(84, 114, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #547271 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 44.7% green and 44.3% blue (84, 114, 113).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#547271 color codes

HEX	`#547271`
RGB	`rgb(84, 114, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 44.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 26%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 1%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.79, -11.02, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.79, 11.41, 195.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.653, 15.111, 17.87)`
Decimal	`5534321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547271, 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 #547271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#547271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #547271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547271; }
.text { color: #547271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 114 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547271, #546472); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #547271?: #547271 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 #547271?: The RGB value is 84, 114, 113: 84 red, 114 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547271?: The complementary color is #725455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547271?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.