What color is #84B06F?

#84B06F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84B06F?

The RGB value is 132, 176, 111: 132 red, 176 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84B06F?

The complementary color is #9B6FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84B06F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84B06F color

#84B06F rgb(132, 176, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #84B06F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 69% green and 43.5% blue (132, 176, 111).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 29% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#84B06F color codes

HEX	`#84B06F`
RGB	`rgb(132, 176, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 69%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 29%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 37%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 37%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.35, -26.95, 28.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.35, 39.34, 133.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.91, 37.103, 20.727)`
Decimal	`8695919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84B06F, 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 #84B06F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84B06F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #84B06F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84b06f; }
.text { color: #84b06f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84b06f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 176 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84b06f, #6fb07a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #84B06F?: #84B06F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84B06F?: The RGB value is 132, 176, 111: 132 red, 176 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84B06F?: The complementary color is #9B6FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84B06F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.