What color is #548165?

#548165 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 #548165?

The RGB value is 84, 129, 101: 84 red, 129 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #548165?

The complementary color is #815470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #548165?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#548165 color

#548165 rgb(84, 129, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #548165 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 50.6% green and 39.6% blue (84, 129, 101).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#548165 color codes

HEX	`#548165`
RGB	`rgb(84, 129, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 50.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.13, -21.88, 10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.13, 24.21, 154.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.855, 18.524, 15.155)`
Decimal	`5538149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #548165, 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 #548165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#548165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #548165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #548165; }
.text { color: #548165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #548165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 129 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #548165, #54817b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #548165?: #548165 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 #548165?: The RGB value is 84, 129, 101: 84 red, 129 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #548165?: The complementary color is #815470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #548165?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.