What color is #547541?

#547541 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #547541?

The RGB value is 84, 117, 65: 84 red, 117 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #547541?

The complementary color is #624175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547541?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#547541 color

#547541 rgb(84, 117, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #547541 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 45.9% green and 25.5% blue (84, 117, 65).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 29% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#547541 color codes

HEX	`#547541`
RGB	`rgb(84, 117, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 45.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 29%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 44%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 44%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.62, -22.15, 24.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.62, 33.35, 131.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.971, 14.989, 7.315)`
Decimal	`5535041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547541, 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 #547541	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#547541 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #547541 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547541; }
.text { color: #547541; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547541; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 117 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547541, #417548); }

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Questions

What color is #547541?: #547541 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #547541?: The RGB value is 84, 117, 65: 84 red, 117 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547541?: The complementary color is #624175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547541?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.