What color is #547F79?

#547F79 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 #547F79?

The RGB value is 84, 127, 121: 84 red, 127 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #547F79?

The complementary color is #7F545A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547F79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#547F79 color

#547F79 rgb(84, 127, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #547F79 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 49.8% green and 47.5% blue (84, 127, 121).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#547F79 color codes

HEX	`#547F79`
RGB	`rgb(84, 127, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 49.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 34%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 5%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.03, -16.25, -1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.03, 16.32, 185.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.696, 18.443, 20.871)`
Decimal	`5537657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547F79, 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 #547F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#547F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	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 #547F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547f79; }
.text { color: #547f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 127 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547f79, #54707f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #547F79?: #547F79 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 #547F79?: The RGB value is 84, 127, 121: 84 red, 127 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547F79?: The complementary color is #7F545A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547F79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.