What color is #84AE84?

#84AE84 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84AE84?

The RGB value is 132, 174, 132: 132 red, 174 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84AE84?

The complementary color is #AE84AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84AE84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84AE84 color

#84AE84 rgb(132, 174, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #84AE84 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 68.2% green and 51.8% blue (132, 174, 132).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#84AE84 color codes

HEX	`#84AE84`
RGB	`rgb(132, 174, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 68.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.16, -22.55, 17.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.16, 28.29, 142.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.815, 36.843, 27.418)`
Decimal	`8695428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84AE84, 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 #84AE84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84AE84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #84AE84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84ae84; }
.text { color: #84ae84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84ae84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 174 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84ae84, #84ae99); }

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Questions

What color is #84AE84?: #84AE84 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84AE84?: The RGB value is 132, 174, 132: 132 red, 174 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84AE84?: The complementary color is #AE84AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84AE84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.