What color is #84A890?

#84A890 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84A890?

The RGB value is 132, 168, 144: 132 red, 168 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A890?

The complementary color is #A8849C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84A890 color

#84A890 rgb(132, 168, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #84A890 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 65.9% green and 56.5% blue (132, 168, 144).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#84A890 color codes

HEX	`#84A890`
RGB	`rgb(132, 168, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 65.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 14%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.69, -17.25, 8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.69, 19.19, 154.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.551, 34.924, 31.617)`
Decimal	`8693904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A890, 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 #84A890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #84A890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a890; }
.text { color: #84a890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 168 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a890, #84a8a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #84A890?: #84A890 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84A890?: The RGB value is 132, 168, 144: 132 red, 168 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A890?: The complementary color is #A8849C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.