What color is #548A45?

#548A45 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 #548A45?

The RGB value is 84, 138, 69: 84 red, 138 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #548A45?

The complementary color is #7B458A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #548A45?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#548A45 color

#548A45 rgb(84, 138, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #548A45 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 54.1% green and 27.1% blue (84, 138, 69).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 33% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is The Legend of Green (#558844), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#548A45 color codes

HEX	`#548A45`
RGB	`rgb(84, 138, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 54.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 33%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 50%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 50%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.39, -31.86, 31.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.39, 44.63, 135.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.818, 20.491, 8.856)`
Decimal	`5540421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #548A45, 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 #548A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#548A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #548A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #548a45; }
.text { color: #548a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #548a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 138 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #548a45, #458a59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #548A45?: #548A45 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 #548A45?: The RGB value is 84, 138, 69: 84 red, 138 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #548A45?: The complementary color is #7B458A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #548A45?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.