What color is #84A277?

#84A277 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 #84A277?

The RGB value is 132, 162, 119: 132 red, 162 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A277?

The complementary color is #9577A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84A277 color

#84A277 rgb(132, 162, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #84A277 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 63.5% green and 46.7% blue (132, 162, 119).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#84A277 color codes

HEX	`#84A277`
RGB	`rgb(132, 162, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 63.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.41, -18.68, 19.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.41, 26.68, 134.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.765, 32.078, 22.283)`
Decimal	`8692343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A277, 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 #84A277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #84A277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a277; }
.text { color: #84a277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 162 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a277, #77a27f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #84A277?: #84A277 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 #84A277?: The RGB value is 132, 162, 119: 132 red, 162 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A277?: The complementary color is #9577A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.