What color is #548780?

#548780 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #548780?

The RGB value is 84, 135, 128: 84 red, 135 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #548780?

The complementary color is #87545B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #548780?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#548780 color

#548780 rgb(84, 135, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #548780 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 52.9% green and 50.2% blue (84, 135, 128).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 23% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#548780 color codes

HEX	`#548780`
RGB	`rgb(84, 135, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 52.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 23%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 38%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.7, -18.8, -1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.7, 18.87, 185.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.215, 20.77, 23.573)`
Decimal	`5539712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #548780, 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 #548780	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#548780 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #548780 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #548780; }
.text { color: #548780; }
.border { border: 2px solid #548780; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 135 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #548780, #547587); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #548780?: #548780 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #548780?: The RGB value is 84, 135, 128: 84 red, 135 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #548780?: The complementary color is #87545B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #548780?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.