What color is #84AA96?

#84AA96 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84AA96?

The RGB value is 132, 170, 150: 132 red, 170 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84AA96?

The complementary color is #AA8498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84AA96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84AA96 color

#84AA96 rgb(132, 170, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #84AA96 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 66.7% green and 58.8% blue (132, 170, 150).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#84AA96 color codes

HEX	`#84AA96`
RGB	`rgb(132, 170, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 66.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.41, -17.09, 6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.41, 18.15, 160.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.394, 35.856, 34.22)`
Decimal	`8694422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84AA96, 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 #84AA96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84AA96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #84AA96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84aa96; }
.text { color: #84aa96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84aa96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 170 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84aa96, #84aaa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #84AA96?: #84AA96 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84AA96?: The RGB value is 132, 170, 150: 132 red, 170 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84AA96?: The complementary color is #AA8498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84AA96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.