What color is #54895C?

#54895C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54895C?

The RGB value is 84, 137, 92: 84 red, 137 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54895C?

The complementary color is #895481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54895C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54895C color

#54895C rgb(84, 137, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #54895C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 53.7% green and 36.1% blue (84, 137, 92).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 24% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#54895C color codes

HEX	`#54895C`
RGB	`rgb(84, 137, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 53.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 24%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 39%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 33%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.45, -27.68, 18.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.45, 33.42, 145.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.533, 20.548, 13.324)`
Decimal	`5540188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54895C, 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 #54895C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#54895C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #54895C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54895c; }
.text { color: #54895c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54895c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 137 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54895c, #548977); }

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Questions

What color is #54895C?: #54895C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54895C?: The RGB value is 84, 137, 92: 84 red, 137 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54895C?: The complementary color is #895481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54895C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.