What color is #54865B?

#54865B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54865B?

The RGB value is 84, 134, 91: 84 red, 134 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54865B?

The complementary color is #86547F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54865B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54865B color

#54865B rgb(84, 134, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #54865B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 52.5% green and 35.7% blue (84, 134, 91).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 23% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#54865B color codes

HEX	`#54865B`
RGB	`rgb(84, 134, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 52.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 23%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 37%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 32%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.48, -26.39, 17.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.48, 31.94, 145.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.069, 19.69, 12.955)`
Decimal	`5539419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54865B, 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 #54865B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#54865B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #54865B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54865b; }
.text { color: #54865b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54865b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 134 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54865b, #548674); }

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Questions

What color is #54865B?: #54865B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54865B?: The RGB value is 84, 134, 91: 84 red, 134 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54865B?: The complementary color is #86547F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54865B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.