What color is #84AE98?

#84AE98 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84AE98?

The RGB value is 132, 174, 152: 132 red, 174 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84AE98?

The complementary color is #AE849A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84AE98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84AE98 color

#84AE98 rgb(132, 174, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #84AE98 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 68.2% green and 59.6% blue (132, 174, 152).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#84AE98 color codes

HEX	`#84AE98`
RGB	`rgb(132, 174, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 68.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.61, -18.75, 6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.61, 19.92, 160.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.318, 37.444, 35.33)`
Decimal	`8695448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84AE98, 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 #84AE98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84AE98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #84AE98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84ae98; }
.text { color: #84ae98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84ae98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 174 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84ae98, #84aead); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #84AE98?: #84AE98 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84AE98?: The RGB value is 132, 174, 152: 132 red, 174 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84AE98?: The complementary color is #AE849A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84AE98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.