What color is #84B37E?

#84B37E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84B37E?

The RGB value is 132, 179, 126: 132 red, 179 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84B37E?

The complementary color is #AD7EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84B37E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84B37E color

#84B37E rgb(132, 179, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #84B37E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 70.2% green and 49.4% blue (132, 179, 126).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 26% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#84B37E color codes

HEX	`#84B37E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 179, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 70.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 26%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 30%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 30%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.5, -26.06, 22.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.5, 34.22, 139.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.401, 38.651, 25.646)`
Decimal	`8696702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84B37E, 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 #84B37E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84B37E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #84B37E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84b37e; }
.text { color: #84b37e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84b37e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 179 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84b37e, #7eb392); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #84B37E?: #84B37E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84B37E?: The RGB value is 132, 179, 126: 132 red, 179 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84B37E?: The complementary color is #AD7EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84B37E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.