What color is #84A58F?

#84A58F is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84A58F?

The RGB value is 132, 165, 143: 132 red, 165 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A58F?

The complementary color is #A5849A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A58F?

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.

#84A58F color

#84A58F rgb(132, 165, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #84A58F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 64.7% green and 56.1% blue (132, 165, 143).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#84A58F color codes

HEX	`#84A58F`
RGB	`rgb(132, 165, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 64.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 13%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.8, -15.88, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.8, 17.65, 154.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.927, 33.798, 31.034)`
Decimal	`8693135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A58F, 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 #84A58F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A58F 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 #84A58F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a58f; }
.text { color: #84a58f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a58f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 165 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a58f, #84a5a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #84A58F?: #84A58F is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84A58F?: The RGB value is 132, 165, 143: 132 red, 165 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A58F?: The complementary color is #A5849A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A58F?: 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.