What color is #84A9B7?

#84A9B7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84A9B7?

The RGB value is 132, 169, 183: 132 red, 169 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A9B7?

The complementary color is #B79284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A9B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84A9B7 color

#84A9B7 rgb(132, 169, 183)

Shades of blue

The hex color #84A9B7 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 66.3% green and 71.8% blue (132, 169, 183).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 26% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#84A9B7 color codes

HEX	`#84A9B7`
RGB	`rgb(132, 169, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 66.3%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 26%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 28%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 8%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.05, -9.24, -11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.05, 14.59, 230.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.248, 36.699, 50.175)`
Decimal	`8694199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A9B7, 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 #84A9B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A9B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #84A9B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a9b7; }
.text { color: #84a9b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a9b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 169 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a9b7, #8490b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #84A9B7?: #84A9B7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84A9B7?: The RGB value is 132, 169, 183: 132 red, 169 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A9B7?: The complementary color is #B79284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A9B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.