What color is #84A5AC?

#84A5AC 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 #84A5AC?

The RGB value is 132, 165, 172: 132 red, 165 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A5AC?

The complementary color is #AC8B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A5AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84A5AC color

#84A5AC rgb(132, 165, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #84A5AC is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 64.7% green and 67.5% blue (132, 165, 172).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#84A5AC color codes

HEX	`#84A5AC`
RGB	`rgb(132, 165, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 64.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 4%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.59, -9.67, -7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.59, 12.15, 217.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.415, 34.793, 44.135)`
Decimal	`8693164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A5AC, 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 #84A5AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A5AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #84A5AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a5ac; }
.text { color: #84a5ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a5ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 165 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a5ac, #8491ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #84A5AC?: #84A5AC 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 #84A5AC?: The RGB value is 132, 165, 172: 132 red, 165 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A5AC?: The complementary color is #AC8B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A5AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.