What color is #84A3A5?

#84A3A5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84A3A5?

The RGB value is 132, 163, 165: 132 red, 163 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A3A5?

The complementary color is #A58684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A3A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84A3A5 color

#84A3A5 rgb(132, 163, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84A3A5 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 63.9% green and 64.7% blue (132, 163, 165).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#84A3A5 color codes

HEX	`#84A3A5`
RGB	`rgb(132, 163, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 63.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 1%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.82, -10.19, -4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.82, 11.17, 204.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.403, 33.816, 40.568)`
Decimal	`8692645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A3A5, 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 #84A3A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A3A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #84A3A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a3a5; }
.text { color: #84a3a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a3a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 163 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a3a5, #8492a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #84A3A5?: #84A3A5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84A3A5?: The RGB value is 132, 163, 165: 132 red, 163 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A3A5?: The complementary color is #A58684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A3A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.