What color is #547B49?

#547B49 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #547B49?

The RGB value is 84, 123, 73: 84 red, 123 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #547B49?

The complementary color is #70497B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547B49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#547B49 color

#547B49 rgb(84, 123, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #547B49 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 48.2% green and 28.6% blue (84, 123, 73).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 26% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#547B49 color codes

HEX	`#547B49`
RGB	`rgb(84, 123, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 48.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 26%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 41%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 41%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.66, -23.99, 23.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.66, 33.29, 136.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.941, 16.531, 8.864)`
Decimal	`5536585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547B49, 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 #547B49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#547B49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #547B49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547b49; }
.text { color: #547b49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547b49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 123 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547b49, #497b57); }

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Questions

What color is #547B49?: #547B49 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #547B49?: The RGB value is 84, 123, 73: 84 red, 123 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547B49?: The complementary color is #70497B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547B49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.