What color is #547762?

#547762 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #547762?

The RGB value is 84, 119, 98: 84 red, 119 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #547762?

The complementary color is #775469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547762?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#547762 color

#547762 rgb(84, 119, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #547762 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 46.7% green and 38.4% blue (84, 119, 98).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#547762 color codes

HEX	`#547762`
RGB	`rgb(84, 119, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 46.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.92, -17.24, 7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.92, 18.84, 156.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.457, 15.96, 13.977)`
Decimal	`5535586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547762, 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 #547762	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#547762 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #547762 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547762; }
.text { color: #547762; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547762; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 119 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547762, #547774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #547762?: #547762 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #547762?: The RGB value is 84, 119, 98: 84 red, 119 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547762?: The complementary color is #775469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547762?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.