What color is #548C7C?

#548C7C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #548C7C?

The RGB value is 84, 140, 124: 84 red, 140 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #548C7C?

The complementary color is #8C5464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #548C7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#548C7C color

#548C7C rgb(84, 140, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #548C7C is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 54.9% green and 48.6% blue (84, 140, 124).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 25% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#548C7C color codes

HEX	`#548C7C`
RGB	`rgb(84, 140, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 54.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 25%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 40%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 11%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.13, -22.39, 2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.13, 22.56, 172.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.671, 22.095, 22.451)`
Decimal	`5540988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #548C7C, 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 #548C7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#548C7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #548C7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #548c7c; }
.text { color: #548c7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #548c7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 140 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #548c7c, #54808c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #548C7C?: #548C7C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #548C7C?: The RGB value is 84, 140, 124: 84 red, 140 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #548C7C?: The complementary color is #8C5464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #548C7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.