What color is #84B5B5?

#84B5B5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84B5B5?

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

What is the complementary color of #84B5B5?

The complementary color is #B58484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84B5B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84B5B5 color

#84B5B5 rgb(132, 181, 181)

Shades of teal

The hex color #84B5B5 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 25% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#84B5B5 color codes

HEX	`#84B5B5`
RGB	`rgb(132, 181, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 71%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 25%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 27%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.38, -16.07, -5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.38, 16.9, 198.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.377, 41.288, 49.865)`
Decimal	`8697269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84B5B5, 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 #84B5B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84B5B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #84B5B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84b5b5; }
.text { color: #84b5b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84b5b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 181 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84b5b5, #849db5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #84B5B5?: #84B5B5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84B5B5?: The RGB value is 132, 181, 181: 132 red, 181 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84B5B5?: The complementary color is #B58484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84B5B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.