What color is #84A5BA?

#84A5BA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84A5BA?

The RGB value is 132, 165, 186: 132 red, 165 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A5BA?

The complementary color is #BA9984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A5BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84A5BA color

#84A5BA rgb(132, 165, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #84A5BA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 64.7% green and 72.9% blue (132, 165, 186).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 28% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#84A5BA color codes

HEX	`#84A5BA`
RGB	`rgb(132, 165, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 64.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 28%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 29%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 11%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.03, -6.35, -14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.03, 15.82, 246.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.831, 35.36, 51.593)`
Decimal	`8693178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A5BA, 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 #84A5BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A5BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #84A5BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a5ba; }
.text { color: #84a5ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a5ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 165 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a5ba, #848aba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #84A5BA?: #84A5BA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84A5BA?: The RGB value is 132, 165, 186: 132 red, 165 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A5BA?: The complementary color is #BA9984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A5BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.