What color is #547432?

#547432 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Luscious Lemongrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #547432?

The RGB value is 84, 116, 50: 84 red, 116 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #547432?

The complementary color is #523274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547432?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#547432 color

#547432 rgb(84, 116, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #547432 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 45.5% green and 19.6% blue (84, 116, 50).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 40% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Luscious Lemongrass (#517933), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#547432 color codes

HEX	`#547432`
RGB	`rgb(84, 116, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 45.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 40%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 57%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 57%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.09, -23.58, 32.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.09, 40.05, 126.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.477, 14.606, 5.284)`
Decimal	`5534770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547432, 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 #547432	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#547432 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #547432 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547432; }
.text { color: #547432; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547432; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 116 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547432, #337432); }

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Questions

What color is #547432?: #547432 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Luscious Lemongrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #547432?: The RGB value is 84, 116, 50: 84 red, 116 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547432?: The complementary color is #523274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547432?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.