What color is #84A49A?

#84A49A 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 #84A49A?

The RGB value is 132, 164, 154: 132 red, 164 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A49A?

The complementary color is #A4848E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A49A?

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.

#84A49A color

#84A49A rgb(132, 164, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #84A49A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 64.3% green and 60.4% blue (132, 164, 154).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#84A49A color codes

HEX	`#84A49A`
RGB	`rgb(132, 164, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 64.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 6%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.79, -13.11, 1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.79, 13.2, 173.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.622, 33.789, 35.579)`
Decimal	`8692890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A49A, 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 #84A49A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A49A 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 #84A49A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a49a; }
.text { color: #84a49a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a49a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 164 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a49a, #849ea4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #84A49A?: #84A49A 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 #84A49A?: The RGB value is 132, 164, 154: 132 red, 164 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A49A?: The complementary color is #A4848E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A49A?: 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.