What color is #84A2A7?

#84A2A7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84A2A7?

The RGB value is 132, 162, 167: 132 red, 162 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A2A7?

The complementary color is #A78984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A2A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84A2A7 color

#84A2A7 rgb(132, 162, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84A2A7 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 63.5% green and 65.5% blue (132, 162, 167).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#84A2A7 color codes

HEX	`#84A2A7`
RGB	`rgb(132, 162, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 63.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 3%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.59, -9.2, -6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.59, 11, 213.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.409, 33.535, 41.475)`
Decimal	`8692391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A2A7, 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 #84A2A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A2A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #84A2A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a2a7; }
.text { color: #84a2a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a2a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 162 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a2a7, #8491a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #84A2A7?: #84A2A7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84A2A7?: The RGB value is 132, 162, 167: 132 red, 162 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A2A7?: The complementary color is #A78984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A2A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.