What color is #84A178?

#84A178 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 #84A178?

The RGB value is 132, 161, 120: 132 red, 161 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A178?

The complementary color is #9578A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84A178 color

#84A178 rgb(132, 161, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #84A178 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 63.1% green and 47.1% blue (132, 161, 120).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#84A178 color codes

HEX	`#84A178`
RGB	`rgb(132, 161, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 63.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 25%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 25%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.14, -17.99, 18.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.14, 25.54, 134.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.65, 31.751, 22.543)`
Decimal	`8692088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A178, 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 #84A178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #84A178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a178; }
.text { color: #84a178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 161 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a178, #78a181); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #84A178?: #84A178 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 #84A178?: The RGB value is 132, 161, 120: 132 red, 161 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A178?: The complementary color is #9578A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.