What color is #549A51?

#549A51 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #549A51?

The RGB value is 84, 154, 81: 84 red, 154 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #549A51?

The complementary color is #97519A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #549A51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#549A51 color

#549A51 rgb(84, 154, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #549A51 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 60.4% green and 31.8% blue (84, 154, 81).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 31% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Witch (#5B984F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#549A51 color codes

HEX	`#549A51`
RGB	`rgb(84, 154, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 60.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 31%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 47%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 47%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.64, -37.41, 31.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.64, 48.91, 139.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.696, 25.589, 11.842)`
Decimal	`5544529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #549A51, 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 #549A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#549A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #549A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #549a51; }
.text { color: #549a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #549a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 154 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #549a51, #519a72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #549A51?: #549A51 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #549A51?: The RGB value is 84, 154, 81: 84 red, 154 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #549A51?: The complementary color is #97519A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #549A51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.