What color is #549F60?

#549F60 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #549F60?

The RGB value is 84, 159, 96: 84 red, 159 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #549F60?

The complementary color is #9F5493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #549F60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#549F60 color

#549F60 rgb(84, 159, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #549F60 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 62.4% green and 37.6% blue (84, 159, 96).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 31% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#549F60 color codes

HEX	`#549F60`
RGB	`rgb(84, 159, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 62.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 31%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 47%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 40%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.46, -37.24, 25.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.46, 45.33, 145.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.165, 27.524, 15.42)`
Decimal	`5545824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #549F60, 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 #549F60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#549F60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #549F60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #549f60; }
.text { color: #549f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #549f60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 159 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #549f60, #549f86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #549F60?: #549F60 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #549F60?: The RGB value is 84, 159, 96: 84 red, 159 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #549F60?: The complementary color is #9F5493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #549F60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.