What color is #547B5E?

#547B5E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #547B5E?

The RGB value is 84, 123, 94: 84 red, 123 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #547B5E?

The complementary color is #7B5471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547B5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#547B5E color

#547B5E rgb(84, 123, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #547B5E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 48.2% green and 36.9% blue (84, 123, 94).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#547B5E color codes

HEX	`#547B5E`
RGB	`rgb(84, 123, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 48.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 32%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 24%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.08, -20.2, 11.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.08, 23.28, 150.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.759, 16.858, 13.169)`
Decimal	`5536606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547B5E, 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 #547B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#547B5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #547B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547b5e; }
.text { color: #547b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 123 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547b5e, #547b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #547B5E?: #547B5E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #547B5E?: The RGB value is 84, 123, 94: 84 red, 123 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547B5E?: The complementary color is #7B5471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547B5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.