What color is #547856?

#547856 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #547856?

The RGB value is 84, 120, 86: 84 red, 120 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #547856?

The complementary color is #785476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547856?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#547856 color

#547856 rgb(84, 120, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #547856 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 47.1% green and 33.7% blue (84, 120, 86).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#547856 color codes

HEX	`#547856`
RGB	`rgb(84, 120, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 47.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 28%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.96, -20.19, 14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.96, 24.97, 143.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.052, 15.989, 11.254)`
Decimal	`5535830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547856, 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 #547856	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#547856 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #547856 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547856; }
.text { color: #547856; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547856; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 120 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547856, #547868); }

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Questions

What color is #547856?: #547856 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #547856?: The RGB value is 84, 120, 86: 84 red, 120 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547856?: The complementary color is #785476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547856?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.