What color is #84A9B0?

#84A9B0 is a grayish cyan known as Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Stormy Waters?

The RGB value is 132, 169, 176: 132 red, 169 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Stormy Waters?

The complementary color is #B08B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A9B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Stormy Waters color: hex code #84A9B0

#84A9B0 rgb(132, 169, 176)

Shades of teal

Stormy Waters has the hex code #84A9B0. It is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 66.3% green and 69% blue (132, 169, 176).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

Stormy Waters (#84A9B0) color codes

HEX	`#84A9B0`
RGB	`rgb(132, 169, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 66.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 4%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.84, -10.9, -7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.84, 13.35, 215.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.538, 36.415, 46.433)`
Decimal	`8694192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Stormy Waters, 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 #84A9B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A9B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	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 #84A9B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a9b0; }
.text { color: #84a9b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a9b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 169 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a9b0, #8493b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

See #84A9B0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #84A9B0?: #84A9B0 is a grayish cyan known as Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Stormy Waters?: The RGB value is 132, 169, 176: 132 red, 169 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Stormy Waters?: The complementary color is #B08B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A9B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.