#547E87 Color

#547E87 is rgb(84, 126, 135) in RGB, hsl(191, 23%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 7%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Teal (#5F8A8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#547E87

HEX#547E87

RGBrgb(84, 126, 135)

HSLhsl(191, 23%, 43%)

HSVhsv(191, 38%, 53%)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 7%, 0%, 47%)

OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.048 212.5)

LABlab(49.98% -13.29 -9.80)

LCHlch(49.98% 16.51 216.39)

What #547E87 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 #547E87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 5.09 Ming#36747DΔE 7.51 Teal Blue#367588ΔE 8.92 Cadet#536872ΔE 10.33 Slate Gray#708090ΔE 10.41 Deep Space Sparkle#4A646CΔE 10.82

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

#547E87 Channel Values

How #547E87 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 84 · G 126 · B 135	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 191° · S 23% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 191° · S 38% · V 53%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 38% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 47%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.46:1 vs white · 4.71:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #547E87 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #547E87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #547E87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #547E87

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.

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How #547E87 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#547E87

Protanopia#787887

Protanomaly#6B7B87

Deuteranopia#727288

Deuteranomaly#677788

Tritanopia#527F7F

Tritanomaly#537F82

Achromatopsia#777777

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Using #547E87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-547e87: #547E87;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #547E87;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-547e87': '#547E87' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.494, blue: 0.529)

Android XML<color name="color_547e87">#547E87</color>

SVG fillfill="#547E87"

More Teal Colors

#547E87 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#547E87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #547E87?

#547E87 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(84, 126, 135) in RGB and hsl(191, 23%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Teal (#5F8A8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #547E87?

#547E87 is rgb(84, 126, 135) — red 84, green 126, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #547E87?

#547E87 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 7%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #547E87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #547E87 scores 4.46:1 against white and 4.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #547E87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #547E87 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 10.41, which is visibly different.

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