What color is #84AC98?

#84AC98 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84AC98?

The RGB value is 132, 172, 152: 132 red, 172 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84AC98?

The complementary color is #AC8498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84AC98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84AC98 color

#84AC98 rgb(132, 172, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #84AC98 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 67.5% green and 59.6% blue (132, 172, 152).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#84AC98 color codes

HEX	`#84AC98`
RGB	`rgb(132, 172, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 67.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.03, -17.72, 5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.03, 18.68, 161.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.934, 36.677, 35.202)`
Decimal	`8694936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84AC98, 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 #84AC98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84AC98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #84AC98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84ac98; }
.text { color: #84ac98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84ac98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 172 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84ac98, #84acac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #84AC98?: #84AC98 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84AC98?: The RGB value is 132, 172, 152: 132 red, 172 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84AC98?: The complementary color is #AC8498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84AC98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.