What color is #549883?

#549883 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #549883?

The RGB value is 84, 152, 131: 84 red, 152 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #549883?

The complementary color is #985469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #549883?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#549883 color

#549883 rgb(84, 152, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #549883 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 59.6% green and 51.4% blue (84, 152, 131).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 29% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#549883 color codes

HEX	`#549883`
RGB	`rgb(84, 152, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 59.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 29%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 45%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.02, -26.79, 4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.02, 27.14, 170.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.979, 25.979, 25.483)`
Decimal	`5544067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #549883, 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 #549883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#549883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #549883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #549883; }
.text { color: #549883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #549883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 152 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #549883, #548b98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #549883?: #549883 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #549883?: The RGB value is 84, 152, 131: 84 red, 152 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #549883?: The complementary color is #985469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #549883?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.