What color is #547A72?

#547A72 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #547A72?

The RGB value is 84, 122, 114: 84 red, 122 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #547A72?

The complementary color is #7A545C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547A72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#547A72 color

#547A72 rgb(84, 122, 114)

Shades of teal

The hex color #547A72 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 47.8% green and 44.7% blue (84, 122, 114).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#547A72 color codes

HEX	`#547A72`
RGB	`rgb(84, 122, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 47.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 31%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 7%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.28, -15.23, 0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.28, 15.23, 179.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.652, 17.018, 18.482)`
Decimal	`5536370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547A72, 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 #547A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#547A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #547A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547a72; }
.text { color: #547a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 122 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547a72, #546f7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #547A72?: #547A72 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #547A72?: The RGB value is 84, 122, 114: 84 red, 122 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547A72?: The complementary color is #7A545C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547A72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.