What color is #84A991?

#84A991 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84A991?

The RGB value is 132, 169, 145: 132 red, 169 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A991?

The complementary color is #A9849C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A991?

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.

#84A991 color

#84A991 rgb(132, 169, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #84A991 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 66.3% green and 56.9% blue (132, 169, 145).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#84A991 color codes

HEX	`#84A991`
RGB	`rgb(132, 169, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 66.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 14%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66, -17.57, 8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66, 19.43, 154.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.813, 35.325, 32.083)`
Decimal	`8694161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A991, 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 #84A991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A991 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 #84A991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a991; }
.text { color: #84a991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 169 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a991, #84a9a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #84A991?: #84A991 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84A991?: The RGB value is 132, 169, 145: 132 red, 169 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A991?: The complementary color is #A9849C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A991?: 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.