What color is #84ABBC?

#84ABBC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Open Seas. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84ABBC?

The RGB value is 132, 171, 188: 132 red, 171 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84ABBC?

The complementary color is #BC9584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84ABBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84ABBC color

#84ABBC rgb(132, 171, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #84ABBC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 67.1% green and 73.7% blue (132, 171, 188).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Open Seas (#83AFBC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#84ABBC color codes

HEX	`#84ABBC`
RGB	`rgb(132, 171, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 67.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 30%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 9%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.77, -9.11, -12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.77, 15.86, 234.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.153, 37.661, 53.09)`
Decimal	`8694716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84ABBC, 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 #84ABBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84ABBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #84ABBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84abbc; }
.text { color: #84abbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84abbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 171 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84abbc, #848fbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #84ABBC?: #84ABBC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Open Seas. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84ABBC?: The RGB value is 132, 171, 188: 132 red, 171 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84ABBC?: The complementary color is #BC9584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84ABBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.