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#547787 Color

#547787 is rgb(84, 119, 135) in RGB, hsl(199, 23%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 12%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Electric Blue (#536878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#547787
HEX#547787
RGBrgb(84, 119, 135)
HSLhsl(199, 23%, 43%)
HSVhsv(199, 38%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 12%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.047 228.1)
LABlab(47.84% -9.66 -12.99)
LCHlch(47.84% 16.18 233.36)

What #547787 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #547787, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 7Cadet#536872ΔE 7.8Teal Blue#367588ΔE 8.22Slate Gray#708090ΔE 8.32Deep Space Sparkle#4A646CΔE 9.03Ming#36747DΔE 9.62

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#547787 Channel Values

How #547787 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 84 · G 119 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 199° · S 23% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 199° · S 38% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.81:1 vs white · 4.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #547787 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #547787

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #547787; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#547787
Complementary
#876454
Analogous
#54877E
Analogous
#545E87
Triadic
#875477
Triadic
#778754
Split comp.
#87545E
Split comp.
#877E54

Tints & Shades of #547787

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#658D9F
#7E9FAE
#97B2BE
#ADC2CC
#C7D5DC
#E0E8EB

Shades

#496674
#3F5864
#334852
#293A42
#1D292F
#141C1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #547787.

How #547787 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#547787
Protanopia#727287
Protanomaly#677487
Deuteranopia#6D6D88
Deuteranomaly#647187
Tritanopia#517979
Tritanomaly#52787F
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #547787 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-547787: #547787;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #547787;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-547787': '#547787' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.467, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_547787">#547787</color>
SVG fillfill="#547787"

More Teal Colors

#547787 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#547787 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #547787?

#547787 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(84, 119, 135) in RGB and hsl(199, 23%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Electric Blue (#536878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.

What is the RGB value of #547787?

#547787 is rgb(84, 119, 135) — red 84, green 119, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #547787?

#547787 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 12%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #547787 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #547787 scores 4.81:1 against white and 4.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #547787 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #547787 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 8.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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