What color is #548A74?

#548A74 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #548A74?

The RGB value is 84, 138, 116: 84 red, 138 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #548A74?

The complementary color is #8A546A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #548A74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#548A74 color

#548A74 rgb(84, 138, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #548A74 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 54.1% green and 45.5% blue (84, 138, 116).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 24% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#548A74 color codes

HEX	`#548A74`
RGB	`rgb(84, 138, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 54.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 24%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 39%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 16%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.3, -23.23, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.3, 24.04, 165.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.896, 21.322, 19.798)`
Decimal	`5540468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #548A74, 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 #548A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#548A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #548A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #548a74; }
.text { color: #548a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #548a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 138 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #548a74, #54858a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #548A74?: #548A74 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #548A74?: The RGB value is 84, 138, 116: 84 red, 138 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #548A74?: The complementary color is #8A546A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #548A74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.