What color is #548A94?

#548A94 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #548A94?

The RGB value is 84, 138, 148: 84 red, 138 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #548A94?

The complementary color is #945E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #548A94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#548A94 color

#548A94 rgb(84, 138, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #548A94 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 54.1% green and 58% blue (84, 138, 148).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#548A94 color codes

HEX	`#548A94`
RGB	`rgb(84, 138, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 54.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 43%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 7%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.24, -15.15, -10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.24, 18.69, 215.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.088, 22.199, 31.343)`
Decimal	`5540500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #548A94, 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 #548A94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#548A94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #548A94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #548a94; }
.text { color: #548a94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #548a94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 138 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #548a94, #546a94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #548A94?: #548A94 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #548A94?: The RGB value is 84, 138, 148: 84 red, 138 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #548A94?: The complementary color is #945E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #548A94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.