What color is #84AEAE?

#84AEAE 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 #84AEAE?

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

What is the complementary color of #84AEAE?

The complementary color is #AE8484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84AEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84AEAE color

#84AEAE rgb(132, 174, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #84AEAE is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#84AEAE color codes

HEX	`#84AEAE`
RGB	`rgb(132, 174, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 68.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.19, -14.01, -4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.19, 14.75, 198.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.289, 38.232, 45.714)`
Decimal	`8695470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84AEAE, 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 #84AEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84AEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #84AEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84aeae; }
.text { color: #84aeae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84aeae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 174 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84aeae, #8499ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #84AEAE?: #84AEAE 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 #84AEAE?: The RGB value is 132, 174, 174: 132 red, 174 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84AEAE?: The complementary color is #AE8484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84AEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.