What color is #84ABC1?

#84ABC1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84ABC1?

The RGB value is 132, 171, 193: 132 red, 171 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84ABC1?

The complementary color is #C19A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84ABC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84ABC1 color

#84ABC1 rgb(132, 171, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #84ABC1 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 67.1% green and 75.7% blue (132, 171, 193).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 33% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#84ABC1 color codes

HEX	`#84ABC1`
RGB	`rgb(132, 171, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 67.1%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 33%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 32%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 11%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.93, -7.88, -15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.93, 17.4, 243.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.701, 37.88, 55.978)`
Decimal	`8694721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84ABC1, 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 #84ABC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84ABC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #84ABC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84abc1; }
.text { color: #84abc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84abc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 171 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84abc1, #848dc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #84ABC1?: #84ABC1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84ABC1?: The RGB value is 132, 171, 193: 132 red, 171 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84ABC1?: The complementary color is #C19A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84ABC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.