What color is #548A60?

#548A60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #548A60?

The RGB value is 84, 138, 96: 84 red, 138 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #548A60?

The complementary color is #8A547E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #548A60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#548A60 color

#548A60 rgb(84, 138, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #548A60 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 54.1% green and 37.6% blue (84, 138, 96).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 24% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% 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 5.18:1).

#548A60 color codes

HEX	`#548A60`
RGB	`rgb(84, 138, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 54.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 24%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 39%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 30%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.85, -27.42, 17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.85, 32.26, 148.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.855, 20.905, 14.316)`
Decimal	`5540448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #548A60, 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 #548A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#548A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #548A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #548a60; }
.text { color: #548a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #548a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 138 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #548a60, #548a7b); }

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Questions

What color is #548A60?: #548A60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #548A60?: The RGB value is 84, 138, 96: 84 red, 138 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #548A60?: The complementary color is #8A547E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #548A60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.