What color is #84A076?

#84A076 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84A076?

The RGB value is 132, 160, 118: 132 red, 160 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A076?

The complementary color is #9276A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A076?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84A076 color

#84A076 rgb(132, 160, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #84A076 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 62.7% green and 46.3% blue (132, 160, 118).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#84A076 color codes

HEX	`#84A076`
RGB	`rgb(132, 160, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 62.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 26%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 26%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.81, -17.81, 18.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.81, 25.88, 133.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.356, 31.355, 21.852)`
Decimal	`8691830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A076, 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 #84A076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #84A076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a076; }
.text { color: #84a076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 160 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a076, #76a07d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #84A076?: #84A076 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84A076?: The RGB value is 132, 160, 118: 132 red, 160 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A076?: The complementary color is #9276A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A076?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.