What color is #547A39?

#547A39 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Luscious Lemongrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #547A39?

The RGB value is 84, 122, 57: 84 red, 122 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #547A39?

The complementary color is #5F397A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547A39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#547A39 color

#547A39 rgb(84, 122, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #547A39 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 47.8% green and 22.4% blue (84, 122, 57).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 36% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Luscious Lemongrass (#517933), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#547A39 color codes

HEX	`#547A39`
RGB	`rgb(84, 122, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 47.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 36%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 53%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 53%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.1, -25.75, 31.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.1, 40.39, 129.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.354, 16.099, 6.379)`
Decimal	`5536313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547A39, 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 #547A39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#547A39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #547A39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547a39; }
.text { color: #547a39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547a39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 122 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547a39, #397a3f); }

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Questions

What color is #547A39?: #547A39 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Luscious Lemongrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #547A39?: The RGB value is 84, 122, 57: 84 red, 122 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547A39?: The complementary color is #5F397A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547A39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.