What color is #84A396?

#84A396 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84A396?

The RGB value is 132, 163, 150: 132 red, 163 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A396?

The complementary color is #A38491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84A396 color

#84A396 rgb(132, 163, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #84A396 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 63.9% green and 58.8% blue (132, 163, 150).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 14% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#84A396 color codes

HEX	`#84A396`
RGB	`rgb(132, 163, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 63.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 14%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 19%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 8%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.4, -13.42, 3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.4, 13.8, 166.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.116, 33.301, 33.795)`
Decimal	`8692630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A396, 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 #84A396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #84A396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a396; }
.text { color: #84a396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 163 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a396, #84a0a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #84A396?: #84A396 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84A396?: The RGB value is 132, 163, 150: 132 red, 163 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A396?: The complementary color is #A38491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.