What color is #84A97C?

#84A97C is a grayish green known as Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Verdant Haven?

The RGB value is 132, 169, 124: 132 red, 169 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Verdant Haven?

The complementary color is #A17CA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A97C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Verdant Haven color: hex code #84A97C

#84A97C rgb(132, 169, 124)

Shades of green

Verdant Haven has the hex code #84A97C. It is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 66.3% green and 48.6% blue (132, 169, 124).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 34% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

Verdant Haven (#84A97C) color codes

HEX	`#84A97C`
RGB	`rgb(132, 169, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 66.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 27%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.54, -21.42, 19.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.54, 28.78, 138.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.341, 34.736, 24.329)`
Decimal	`8694140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Verdant Haven, 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 #84A97C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A97C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #84A97C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a97c; }
.text { color: #84a97c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a97c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 169 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a97c, #7ca98a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

See #84A97C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #84A97C?: #84A97C is a grayish green known as Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Verdant Haven?: The RGB value is 132, 169, 124: 132 red, 169 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Verdant Haven?: The complementary color is #A17CA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A97C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.