What color is #84A07F?

#84A07F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84A07F?

The RGB value is 132, 160, 127: 132 red, 160 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A07F?

The complementary color is #9B7FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A07F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84A07F color

#84A07F rgb(132, 160, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #84A07F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 62.7% green and 49.8% blue (132, 160, 127).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#84A07F color codes

HEX	`#84A07F`
RGB	`rgb(132, 160, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 62.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 21%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.99, -16.26, 14.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.99, 21.49, 139.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.916, 31.579, 24.804)`
Decimal	`8691839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A07F, 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 #84A07F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A07F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #84A07F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a07f; }
.text { color: #84a07f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a07f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 160 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a07f, #7fa08b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #84A07F?: #84A07F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84A07F?: The RGB value is 132, 160, 127: 132 red, 160 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A07F?: The complementary color is #9B7FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A07F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.