What color is #547957?

#547957 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 #547957?

The RGB value is 84, 121, 87: 84 red, 121 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #547957?

The complementary color is #795476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#547957 color

#547957 rgb(84, 121, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #547957 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 47.5% green and 34.1% blue (84, 121, 87).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#547957 color codes

HEX	`#547957`
RGB	`rgb(84, 121, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 47.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 28%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.3, -20.52, 14.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.3, 25.17, 144.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.213, 16.247, 11.507)`
Decimal	`5536087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547957, 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 #547957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#547957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #547957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547957; }
.text { color: #547957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 121 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547957, #54796a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #547957?: #547957 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 #547957?: The RGB value is 84, 121, 87: 84 red, 121 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547957?: The complementary color is #795476, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.