What color is #84AFA7?

#84AFA7 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84AFA7?

The RGB value is 132, 175, 167: 132 red, 175 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84AFA7?

The complementary color is #AF848C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84AFA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84AFA7 color

#84AFA7 rgb(132, 175, 167)

Shades of teal

The hex color #84AFA7 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 68.6% green and 65.5% blue (132, 175, 167).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#84AFA7 color codes

HEX	`#84AFA7`
RGB	`rgb(132, 175, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 68.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.28, -16.1, -0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.28, 16.11, 182.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.819, 38.354, 42.278)`
Decimal	`8695719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84AFA7, 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 #84AFA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84AFA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #84AFA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84afa7; }
.text { color: #84afa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84afa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 175 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84afa7, #84a2af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #84AFA7?: #84AFA7 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84AFA7?: The RGB value is 132, 175, 167: 132 red, 175 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84AFA7?: The complementary color is #AF848C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84AFA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.