What color is #54937F?

#54937F 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 #54937F?

The RGB value is 84, 147, 127: 84 red, 147 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54937F?

The complementary color is #935468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54937F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54937F color

#54937F rgb(84, 147, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #54937F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 57.6% green and 49.8% blue (84, 147, 127).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 27% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#54937F color codes

HEX	`#54937F`
RGB	`rgb(84, 147, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 57.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 27%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 43%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.37, -25.24, 4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.37, 25.6, 170.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.919, 24.283, 23.817)`
Decimal	`5542783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54937F, 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 #54937F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#54937F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #54937F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54937f; }
.text { color: #54937f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54937f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 147 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54937f, #548793); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #54937F?: #54937F 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 #54937F?: The RGB value is 84, 147, 127: 84 red, 147 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54937F?: The complementary color is #935468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54937F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.