What color is #84ACAB?

#84ACAB is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84ACAB?

The RGB value is 132, 172, 171: 132 red, 172 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84ACAB?

The complementary color is #AC8485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84ACAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84ACAB color

#84ACAB rgb(132, 172, 171)

Shades of teal

The hex color #84ACAB is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 67.5% green and 67.1% blue (132, 172, 171).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#84ACAB color codes

HEX	`#84ACAB`
RGB	`rgb(132, 172, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 67.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.54, -13.64, -3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.54, 14.19, 195.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.617, 37.35, 44.063)`
Decimal	`8694955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84ACAB, 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 #84ACAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84ACAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #84ACAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84acab; }
.text { color: #84acab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84acab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 172 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84acab, #8499ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #84ACAB?: #84ACAB is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84ACAB?: The RGB value is 132, 172, 171: 132 red, 172 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84ACAB?: The complementary color is #AC8485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84ACAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.