What color is #84A778?

#84A778 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84A778?

The RGB value is 132, 167, 120: 132 red, 167 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A778?

The complementary color is #9B78A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A778?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84A778 color

#84A778 rgb(132, 167, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #84A778 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 65.5% green and 47.1% blue (132, 167, 120).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#84A778 color codes

HEX	`#84A778`
RGB	`rgb(132, 167, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 65.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.88, -21.07, 20.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.88, 29.4, 135.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.724, 33.898, 22.901)`
Decimal	`8693624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A778, 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 #84A778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #84A778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a778; }
.text { color: #84a778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 167 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a778, #78a784); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #84A778?: #84A778 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84A778?: The RGB value is 132, 167, 120: 132 red, 167 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A778?: The complementary color is #9B78A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A778?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.