What color is #84A19E?

#84A19E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84A19E?

The RGB value is 132, 161, 158: 132 red, 161 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A19E?

The complementary color is #A18487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A19E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84A19E color

#84A19E rgb(132, 161, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84A19E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 63.1% green and 62% blue (132, 161, 158).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#84A19E color codes

HEX	`#84A19E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 161, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 63.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 18%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 2%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.05, -10.65, -1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.05, 10.8, 189.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.43, 32.863, 37.186)`
Decimal	`8692126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A19E, 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 #84A19E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A19E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #84A19E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a19e; }
.text { color: #84a19e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a19e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 161 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a19e, #8495a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #84A19E?: #84A19E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84A19E?: The RGB value is 132, 161, 158: 132 red, 161 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A19E?: The complementary color is #A18487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A19E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.