What color is #84AAA3?

#84AAA3 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84AAA3?

The RGB value is 132, 170, 163: 132 red, 170 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84AAA3?

The complementary color is #AA848B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84AAA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84AAA3 color

#84AAA3 rgb(132, 170, 163)

Shades of teal

The hex color #84AAA3 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 66.7% green and 63.9% blue (132, 170, 163).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#84AAA3 color codes

HEX	`#84AAA3`
RGB	`rgb(132, 170, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 66.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.75, -14.36, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.75, 14.37, 182.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.499, 36.298, 40.042)`
Decimal	`8694435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84AAA3, 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 #84AAA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84AAA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #84AAA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84aaa3; }
.text { color: #84aaa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84aaa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 170 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84aaa3, #849eaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #84AAA3?: #84AAA3 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84AAA3?: The RGB value is 132, 170, 163: 132 red, 170 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84AAA3?: The complementary color is #AA848B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84AAA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.