What color is #547C59?

#547C59 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 #547C59?

The RGB value is 84, 124, 89: 84 red, 124 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #547C59?

The complementary color is #7C5477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547C59?

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.

#547C59 color

#547C59 rgb(84, 124, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #547C59 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 48.6% green and 34.9% blue (84, 124, 89).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#547C59 color codes

HEX	`#547C59`
RGB	`rgb(84, 124, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 48.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 32%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 28%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.29, -21.7, 14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.29, 26.25, 145.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.666, 17.021, 12.067)`
Decimal	`5536857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547C59, 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 #547C59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#547C59 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 #547C59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547c59; }
.text { color: #547c59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547c59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 124 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547c59, #547c6d); }

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Questions

What color is #547C59?: #547C59 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 #547C59?: The RGB value is 84, 124, 89: 84 red, 124 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547C59?: The complementary color is #7C5477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547C59?: 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.