What color is #548257?

#548257 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #548257?

The RGB value is 84, 130, 87: 84 red, 130 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #548257?

The complementary color is #82547F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #548257?

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.

#548257 color

#548257 rgb(84, 130, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #548257 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 51% green and 34.1% blue (84, 130, 87).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#548257 color codes

HEX	`#548257`
RGB	`rgb(84, 130, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 51%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 33%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.14, -25.13, 18.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.14, 31.17, 143.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.358, 18.538, 11.889)`
Decimal	`5538391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #548257, 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 #548257	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#548257 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 #548257 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #548257; }
.text { color: #548257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #548257; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 130 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #548257, #54826e); }

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Questions

What color is #548257?: #548257 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #548257?: The RGB value is 84, 130, 87: 84 red, 130 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #548257?: The complementary color is #82547F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #548257?: 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.