What color is #84AAB3?

#84AAB3 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84AAB3?

The RGB value is 132, 170, 179: 132 red, 170 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84AAB3?

The complementary color is #B38D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84AAB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84AAB3 color

#84AAB3 rgb(132, 170, 179)

Shades of teal

The hex color #84AAB3 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 66.7% green and 70.2% blue (132, 170, 179).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 24% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#84AAB3 color codes

HEX	`#84AAB3`
RGB	`rgb(132, 170, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 66.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 24%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 26%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 5%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.21, -10.73, -8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.21, 13.9, 219.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.025, 36.908, 48.076)`
Decimal	`8694451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84AAB3, 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 #84AAB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84AAB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #84AAB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84aab3; }
.text { color: #84aab3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84aab3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 170 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84aab3, #8493b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #84AAB3?: #84AAB3 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84AAB3?: The RGB value is 132, 170, 179: 132 red, 170 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84AAB3?: The complementary color is #B38D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84AAB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.