What color is #547F7D?

#547F7D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #547F7D?

The RGB value is 84, 127, 125: 84 red, 127 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #547F7D?

The complementary color is #7F5456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #547F7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#547F7D color

#547F7D rgb(84, 127, 125)

Shades of teal

The hex color #547F7D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 49.8% green and 49% blue (84, 127, 125).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#547F7D color codes

HEX	`#547F7D`
RGB	`rgb(84, 127, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 49.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 34%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.15, -15.25, -3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.15, 15.68, 193.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.946, 18.543, 22.19)`
Decimal	`5537661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #547F7D, 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 #547F7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#547F7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #547F7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #547f7d; }
.text { color: #547f7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #547f7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 127 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #547f7d, #546c7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #547F7D?: #547F7D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #547F7D?: The RGB value is 84, 127, 125: 84 red, 127 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #547F7D?: The complementary color is #7F5456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #547F7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.