What color is #547677?

#547677 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 #547677?

The RGB value is 84, 118, 119: 84 red, 118 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #547677?

The complementary color is #775554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547677?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#547677 color

#547677 rgb(84, 118, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #547677 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 46.3% green and 46.7% blue (84, 118, 119).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#547677 color codes

HEX	`#547677`
RGB	`rgb(84, 118, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 46.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 1%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.2, -11.78, -4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.2, 12.59, 200.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.463, 16.173, 19.861)`
Decimal	`5535351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547677, 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 #547677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#547677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #547677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547677; }
.text { color: #547677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 118 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547677, #546477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #547677?: #547677 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 #547677?: The RGB value is 84, 118, 119: 84 red, 118 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547677?: The complementary color is #775554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547677?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.