What color is #548747?

#548747 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color The Legend of Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #548747?

The RGB value is 84, 135, 71: 84 red, 135 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #548747?

The complementary color is #7A4787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #548747?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#548747 color

#548747 rgb(84, 135, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #548747 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 52.9% green and 27.8% blue (84, 135, 71).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is The Legend of Green (#558844), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#548747 color codes

HEX	`#548747`
RGB	`rgb(84, 135, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 52.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 47%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 47%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.46, -30.17, 29.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.46, 41.87, 136.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.457, 19.667, 9.047)`
Decimal	`5539655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #548747, 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 #548747	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#548747 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #548747 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #548747; }
.text { color: #548747; }
.border { border: 2px solid #548747; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 135 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #548747, #47875a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #548747?: #548747 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color The Legend of Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #548747?: The RGB value is 84, 135, 71: 84 red, 135 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #548747?: The complementary color is #7A4787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #548747?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.