What color is #547881?

#547881 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Hydro. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #547881?

The RGB value is 84, 120, 129: 84 red, 120 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #547881?

The complementary color is #815D54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547881?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#547881 color

#547881 rgb(84, 120, 129)

Shades of teal

The hex color #547881 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 47.1% green and 50.6% blue (84, 120, 129).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Hydro (#49747F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#547881 color codes

HEX	`#547881`
RGB	`rgb(84, 120, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 47.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 7%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.14, -10.31, -9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.14, 13.68, 221.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.334, 16.902, 23.272)`
Decimal	`5535873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547881, 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 #547881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#547881 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #547881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547881; }
.text { color: #547881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 120 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547881, #546181); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #547881?: #547881 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Hydro. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #547881?: The RGB value is 84, 120, 129: 84 red, 120 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547881?: The complementary color is #815D54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547881?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.