Palettes / Colors / #54842E

#54842E — Muted Green

#54842E is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #54842E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#54842E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5E2E84; it also sits naturally between #80842E and #2E8433. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 33% · Green 52% · Blue 18%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 65% · Key 48%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #54842E

.text { color: #54842E; }
.background { background-color: #54842E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #54842E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(84, 132, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(93, 48%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #54842E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(84, 132, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #54842E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(84, 132, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#54842E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#54842E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5E2E84:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #54842E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #54842E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #54842E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #54842E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #54842E?

#54842E is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 84, 132, 46). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #54842E?

#54842E is RGB 84, 132, 46 — HSL 93°, 48%, 35% — CMYK 36%, 0%, 65%, 48%.

What colors go with #54842E?

Its complement is #5E2E84; analogous partners are #80842E and #2E8433. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #54842E for text?

Black text on #54842E has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.45:1.