What color is #549247?

#549247 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #549247?

The RGB value is 84, 146, 71: 84 red, 146 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #549247?

The complementary color is #854792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #549247?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#549247 color

#549247 rgb(84, 146, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #549247 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 57.3% green and 27.8% blue (84, 146, 71).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 35% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is May Green (#4C9141), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#549247 color codes

HEX	`#549247`
RGB	`rgb(84, 146, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 57.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 35%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 51%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 51%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.97, -35.25, 33.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.97, 48.55, 136.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.072, 22.897, 9.585)`
Decimal	`5542471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #549247, 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 #549247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#549247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #549247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #549247; }
.text { color: #549247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #549247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 146 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #549247, #479260); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #549247?: #549247 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #549247?: The RGB value is 84, 146, 71: 84 red, 146 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #549247?: The complementary color is #854792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #549247?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.