What color is #54836A?

#54836A 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 #54836A?

The RGB value is 84, 131, 106: 84 red, 131 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54836A?

The complementary color is #83546D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54836A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54836A color

#54836A rgb(84, 131, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #54836A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 51.4% green and 41.6% blue (84, 131, 106).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#54836A color codes

HEX	`#54836A`
RGB	`rgb(84, 131, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 51.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.87, -21.85, 8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.87, 23.45, 158.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.373, 19.157, 16.573)`
Decimal	`5538666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54836A, 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 #54836A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#54836A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #54836A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54836a; }
.text { color: #54836a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54836a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 131 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54836a, #548382); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #54836A?: #54836A 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 #54836A?: The RGB value is 84, 131, 106: 84 red, 131 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54836A?: The complementary color is #83546D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54836A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.