What color is #548388?

#548388 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #548388?

The RGB value is 84, 131, 136: 84 red, 131 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #548388?

The complementary color is #885954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #548388?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#548388 color

#548388 rgb(84, 131, 136)

Shades of teal

The hex color #548388 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 51.4% green and 53.3% blue (84, 131, 136).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 24% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#548388 color codes

HEX	`#548388`
RGB	`rgb(84, 131, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 51.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 24%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 38%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 4%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.72, -14.58, -7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.72, 16.51, 208.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.215, 19.894, 26.273)`
Decimal	`5538696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #548388, 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 #548388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#548388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #548388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #548388; }
.text { color: #548388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #548388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 131 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #548388, #546988); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #548388?: #548388 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #548388?: The RGB value is 84, 131, 136: 84 red, 131 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #548388?: The complementary color is #885954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #548388?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.