What color is #549261?

#549261 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #549261?

The RGB value is 84, 146, 97: 84 red, 146 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #549261?

The complementary color is #925485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #549261?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#549261 color

#549261 rgb(84, 146, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #549261 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 57.3% green and 38% blue (84, 146, 97).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 27% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#549261 color codes

HEX	`#549261`
RGB	`rgb(84, 146, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 57.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 27%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 42%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 34%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.38, -31.09, 19.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.38, 36.9, 147.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.092, 23.305, 14.957)`
Decimal	`5542497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #549261, 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 #549261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#549261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #549261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #549261; }
.text { color: #549261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #549261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 146 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #549261, #549280); }

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Questions

What color is #549261?: #549261 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #549261?: The RGB value is 84, 146, 97: 84 red, 146 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #549261?: The complementary color is #925485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #549261?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.