What color is #547570?

#547570 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #547570?

The RGB value is 84, 117, 112: 84 red, 117 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #547570?

The complementary color is #755459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547570?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#547570 color

#547570 rgb(84, 117, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #547570 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 45.9% green and 43.9% blue (84, 117, 112).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#547570 color codes

HEX	`#547570`
RGB	`rgb(84, 117, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 45.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 28%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 4%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.68, -12.95, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.68, 12.99, 184.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.941, 15.777, 17.689)`
Decimal	`5535088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547570, 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 #547570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#547570 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #547570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547570; }
.text { color: #547570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 117 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547570, #546a75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #547570?: #547570 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #547570?: The RGB value is 84, 117, 112: 84 red, 117 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547570?: The complementary color is #755459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547570?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.