What color is #54817B?

#54817B 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 #54817B?

The RGB value is 84, 129, 123: 84 red, 129 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54817B?

The complementary color is #81545A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54817B?

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

#54817B color

#54817B rgb(84, 129, 123)

Shades of teal

The hex color #54817B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 50.6% green and 48.2% blue (84, 129, 123).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#54817B color codes

HEX	`#54817B`
RGB	`rgb(84, 129, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 50.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.7, -16.84, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.7, 16.92, 185.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.08, 19.014, 21.611)`
Decimal	`5538171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54817B, 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 #54817B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#54817B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #54817B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54817b; }
.text { color: #54817b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54817b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 129 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54817b, #547081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #54817B?: #54817B 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 #54817B?: The RGB value is 84, 129, 123: 84 red, 129 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54817B?: The complementary color is #81545A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54817B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.