What color is #84B57A?

#84B57A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84B57A?

The RGB value is 132, 181, 122: 132 red, 181 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84B57A?

The complementary color is #AB7AB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84B57A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84B57A color

#84B57A rgb(132, 181, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #84B57A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 71% green and 47.8% blue (132, 181, 122).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 29% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#84B57A color codes

HEX	`#84B57A`
RGB	`rgb(132, 181, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 71%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 29%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 33%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 33%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.01, -27.69, 25.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.01, 37.31, 137.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.551, 39.357, 24.448)`
Decimal	`8697210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84B57A, 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 #84B57A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84B57A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #84B57A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84b57a; }
.text { color: #84b57a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84b57a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 181 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84b57a, #7ab58e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #84B57A?: #84B57A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84B57A?: The RGB value is 132, 181, 122: 132 red, 181 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84B57A?: The complementary color is #AB7AB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84B57A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.