What color is #549669?

#549669 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #549669?

The RGB value is 84, 150, 105: 84 red, 150 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #549669?

The complementary color is #965481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #549669?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#549669 color

#549669 rgb(84, 150, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #549669 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 58.8% green and 41.2% blue (84, 150, 105).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 28% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#549669 color codes

HEX	`#549669`
RGB	`rgb(84, 150, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 58.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 28%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 44%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 30%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.8, -31.46, 17.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.8, 35.92, 151.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.111, 24.716, 17.231)`
Decimal	`5543529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #549669, 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 #549669	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#549669 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #549669 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #549669; }
.text { color: #549669; }
.border { border: 2px solid #549669; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 150 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #549669, #54968a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #549669?: #549669 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #549669?: The RGB value is 84, 150, 105: 84 red, 150 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #549669?: The complementary color is #965481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #549669?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.