What color is #54756F?

#54756F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54756F?

The RGB value is 84, 117, 111: 84 red, 117 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54756F?

The complementary color is #75545A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54756F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54756F color

#54756F rgb(84, 117, 111)

Shades of teal

The hex color #54756F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 45.9% green and 43.5% blue (84, 117, 111).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#54756F color codes

HEX	`#54756F`
RGB	`rgb(84, 117, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 45.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 28%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 5%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.65, -13.19, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.65, 13.2, 182.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.886, 15.754, 17.398)`
Decimal	`5535087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54756F, 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 #54756F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#54756F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #54756F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54756f; }
.text { color: #54756f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54756f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 117 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54756f, #546a75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #54756F?: #54756F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54756F?: The RGB value is 84, 117, 111: 84 red, 117 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54756F?: The complementary color is #75545A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54756F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.