What color is #547869?

#547869 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #547869?

The RGB value is 84, 120, 105: 84 red, 120 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #547869?

The complementary color is #785463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547869?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#547869 color

#547869 rgb(84, 120, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #547869 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 47.1% green and 41.2% blue (84, 120, 105).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#547869 color codes

HEX	`#547869`
RGB	`rgb(84, 120, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 47.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 13%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.41, -16.24, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.41, 16.76, 165.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.922, 16.337, 15.834)`
Decimal	`5535849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547869, 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 #547869	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#547869 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #547869 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547869; }
.text { color: #547869; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547869; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 120 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547869, #547578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #547869?: #547869 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #547869?: The RGB value is 84, 120, 105: 84 red, 120 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547869?: The complementary color is #785463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547869?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.