What color is #84A971?

#84A971 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84A971?

The RGB value is 132, 169, 113: 132 red, 169 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A971?

The complementary color is #9671A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A971?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84A971 color

#84A971 rgb(132, 169, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #84A971 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 66.3% green and 44.3% blue (132, 169, 113).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#84A971 color codes

HEX	`#84A971`
RGB	`rgb(132, 169, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 66.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 33%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 33%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.34, -23.19, 24.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.34, 34.05, 132.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.684, 34.473, 20.868)`
Decimal	`8694129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A971, 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 #84A971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #84A971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a971; }
.text { color: #84a971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 169 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a971, #71a97a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #84A971?: #84A971 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84A971?: The RGB value is 132, 169, 113: 132 red, 169 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A971?: The complementary color is #9671A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A971?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.