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#548487 Color

#548487 is rgb(84, 132, 135) in RGB, hsl(184, 23%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 2%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Teal (#5F8A8F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#548487
HEX#548487
RGBrgb(84, 132, 135)
HSLhsl(184, 23%, 43%)
HSVhsv(184, 38%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 2%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.052 200.8)
LABlab(51.82% -16.32 -7.07)
LCHlch(51.82% 17.78 203.44)

What #548487 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 #548487, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#548487 Channel Values

How #548487 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 132 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 184° · S 23% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 184° · S 38% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.18:1 vs white · 5.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #548487 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 text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #548487

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #548487; 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 #548487

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

Shades

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How #548487 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#548487
Protanopia#7D7D87
Protanomaly#6F8087
Deuteranopia#777788
Deuteranomaly#6B7C88
Tritanopia#538484
Tritanomaly#548485
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #548487 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-548487: #548487;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #548487;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-548487': '#548487' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.518, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_548487">#548487</color>
SVG fillfill="#548487"

More Teal Colors

#548487 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#548487 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #548487?

#548487 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(84, 132, 135) in RGB and hsl(184, 23%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Teal (#5F8A8F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.37.

What is the RGB value of #548487?

#548487 is rgb(84, 132, 135) — red 84, green 132, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #548487?

#548487 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 2%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #548487 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #548487 scores 4.18:1 against white and 5.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #548487 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #548487 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 10.17, which is visibly different.

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