What color is #84AA9C?

#84AA9C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84AA9C?

The RGB value is 132, 170, 156: 132 red, 170 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84AA9C?

The complementary color is #AA8492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84AA9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84AA9C color

#84AA9C rgb(132, 170, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #84AA9C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 66.7% green and 61.2% blue (132, 170, 156).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#84AA9C color codes

HEX	`#84AA9C`
RGB	`rgb(132, 170, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 66.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.56, -15.85, 3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.56, 16.13, 169.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.889, 36.054, 36.83)`
Decimal	`8694428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84AA9C, 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 #84AA9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84AA9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #84AA9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84aa9c; }
.text { color: #84aa9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84aa9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 170 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84aa9c, #84a5aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #84AA9C?: #84AA9C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84AA9C?: The RGB value is 132, 170, 156: 132 red, 170 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84AA9C?: The complementary color is #AA8492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84AA9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.