What color is #548B98?

#548B98 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #548B98?

The RGB value is 84, 139, 152: 84 red, 139 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #548B98?

The complementary color is #986154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #548B98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#548B98 color

#548B98 rgb(84, 139, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #548B98 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 54.5% green and 59.6% blue (84, 139, 152).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 29% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#548B98 color codes

HEX	`#548B98`
RGB	`rgb(84, 139, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 54.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 29%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 45%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 9%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.67, -14.58, -12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.67, 19.28, 220.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.554, 22.616, 33.087)`
Decimal	`5540760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #548B98, 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 #548B98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#548B98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #548B98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #548b98; }
.text { color: #548b98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #548b98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 139 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #548b98, #546998); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #548B98?: #548B98 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #548B98?: The RGB value is 84, 139, 152: 84 red, 139 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #548B98?: The complementary color is #986154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #548B98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.