What color is #549F2F?

#549F2F is a moderate green, closest to the named color Radiant Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #549F2F?

The RGB value is 84, 159, 47: 84 red, 159 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #549F2F?

The complementary color is #7A2F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #549F2F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#549F2F color

#549F2F rgb(84, 159, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #549F2F is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 62.4% green and 18.4% blue (84, 159, 47).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 54% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Radiant Foliage (#659C35), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#549F2F color codes

HEX	`#549F2F`
RGB	`rgb(84, 159, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 62.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 54%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 70%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 70%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.87, -43.41, 48.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.87, 65.42, 131.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.567, 26.885, 7.005)`
Decimal	`5545775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #549F2F, 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 #549F2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#549F2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #549F2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #549f2f; }
.text { color: #549f2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #549f2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 159 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #549f2f, #2f9f42); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #549F2F?: #549F2F is a moderate green, closest to the named color Radiant Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #549F2F?: The RGB value is 84, 159, 47: 84 red, 159 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #549F2F?: The complementary color is #7A2F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #549F2F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.