What color is #548D32?

#548D32 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Indica. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #548D32?

The RGB value is 84, 141, 50: 84 red, 141 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #548D32?

The complementary color is #6B328D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #548D32?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#548D32 color

#548D32 rgb(84, 141, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #548D32 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 55.3% green and 19.6% blue (84, 141, 50).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 48% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Indica (#588C3A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#548D32 color codes

HEX	`#548D32`
RGB	`rgb(84, 141, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 55.3%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 48%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 65%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 65%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.13, -35.45, 41.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.13, 54.59, 130.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.756, 21.164, 6.377)`
Decimal	`5541170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #548D32, 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 #548D32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#548D32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #548D32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #548d32; }
.text { color: #548d32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #548d32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 141 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #548d32, #328d3d); }

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Questions

What color is #548D32?: #548D32 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Indica. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #548D32?: The RGB value is 84, 141, 50: 84 red, 141 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #548D32?: The complementary color is #6B328D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #548D32?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.