What color is #548549?

#548549 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #548549?

The RGB value is 84, 133, 73: 84 red, 133 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #548549?

The complementary color is #7A4985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #548549?

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.

#548549 color

#548549 rgb(84, 133, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #548549 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 52.2% green and 28.6% blue (84, 133, 73).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 29% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#548549 color codes

HEX	`#548549`
RGB	`rgb(84, 133, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 52.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 29%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 45%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 45%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.85, -28.92, 27.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.85, 39.69, 136.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.246, 19.14, 9.299)`
Decimal	`5539145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #548549, 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 #548549	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#548549 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 #548549 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #548549; }
.text { color: #548549; }
.border { border: 2px solid #548549; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 133 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #548549, #49855c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #548549?: #548549 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #548549?: The RGB value is 84, 133, 73: 84 red, 133 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #548549?: The complementary color is #7A4985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #548549?: 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.