What color is #84A7BD?

#84A7BD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84A7BD?

The RGB value is 132, 167, 189: 132 red, 167 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A7BD?

The complementary color is #BD9A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A7BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84A7BD color

#84A7BD rgb(132, 167, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #84A7BD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 65.5% green and 74.1% blue (132, 167, 189).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 30% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#84A7BD color codes

HEX	`#84A7BD`
RGB	`rgb(132, 167, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 65.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 30%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 30%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 12%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.68, -6.7, -15.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.68, 16.59, 246.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.517, 36.216, 53.411)`
Decimal	`8693693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A7BD, 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 #84A7BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A7BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #84A7BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a7bd; }
.text { color: #84a7bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a7bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 167 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a7bd, #848bbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #84A7BD?: #84A7BD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84A7BD?: The RGB value is 132, 167, 189: 132 red, 167 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A7BD?: The complementary color is #BD9A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A7BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.