What color is #84ADAC?

#84ADAC 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 #84ADAC?

The RGB value is 132, 173, 172: 132 red, 173 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84ADAC?

The complementary color is #AD8485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84ADAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84ADAC color

#84ADAC rgb(132, 173, 172)

Shades of teal

The hex color #84ADAC is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 67.8% green and 67.5% blue (132, 173, 172).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#84ADAC color codes

HEX	`#84ADAC`
RGB	`rgb(132, 173, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 67.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.85, -13.94, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.85, 14.5, 196)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.903, 37.77, 44.631)`
Decimal	`8695212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84ADAC, 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 #84ADAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84ADAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #84ADAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84adac; }
.text { color: #84adac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84adac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 173 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84adac, #849aad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #84ADAC?: #84ADAC 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 #84ADAC?: The RGB value is 132, 173, 172: 132 red, 173 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84ADAC?: The complementary color is #AD8485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84ADAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.