What color is #84A18A?

#84A18A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84A18A?

The RGB value is 132, 161, 138: 132 red, 161 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A18A?

The complementary color is #A1849B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A18A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84A18A color

#84A18A rgb(132, 161, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #84A18A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 63.1% green and 54.1% blue (132, 161, 138).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#84A18A color codes

HEX	`#84A18A`
RGB	`rgb(132, 161, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 63.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 18%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 14%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.53, -14.75, 8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.53, 17.11, 149.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.847, 32.23, 28.846)`
Decimal	`8692106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A18A, 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 #84A18A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A18A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #84A18A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a18a; }
.text { color: #84a18a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a18a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 161 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a18a, #84a198); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #84A18A?: #84A18A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84A18A?: The RGB value is 132, 161, 138: 132 red, 161 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A18A?: The complementary color is #A1849B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A18A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.