What color is #84ADA1?

#84ADA1 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84ADA1?

The RGB value is 132, 173, 161: 132 red, 173 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84ADA1?

The complementary color is #AD8490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84ADA1?

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.

#84ADA1 color

#84ADA1 rgb(132, 173, 161)

Shades of green

The hex color #84ADA1 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 67.8% green and 63.1% blue (132, 173, 161).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#84ADA1 color codes

HEX	`#84ADA1`
RGB	`rgb(132, 173, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 67.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 7%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.55, -16.36, 1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.55, 16.44, 174.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.89, 37.365, 39.296)`
Decimal	`8695201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84ADA1, 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 #84ADA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84ADA1 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 #84ADA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84ada1; }
.text { color: #84ada1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84ada1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 173 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84ada1, #84a4ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #84ADA1?: #84ADA1 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84ADA1?: The RGB value is 132, 173, 161: 132 red, 173 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84ADA1?: The complementary color is #AD8490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84ADA1?: 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.