What color is #84B6AF?

#84B6AF is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84B6AF?

The RGB value is 132, 182, 175: 132 red, 182 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84B6AF?

The complementary color is #B6848B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84B6AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84B6AF color

#84B6AF rgb(132, 182, 175)

Shades of teal

The hex color #84B6AF is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 71.4% green and 68.6% blue (132, 182, 175).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 26% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#84B6AF color codes

HEX	`#84B6AF`
RGB	`rgb(132, 182, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 71.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 26%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 27%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.49, -17.95, -1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.49, 18.04, 185.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.979, 41.455, 46.76)`
Decimal	`8697519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84B6AF, 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 #84B6AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84B6AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #84B6AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84b6af; }
.text { color: #84b6af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84b6af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 182 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84b6af, #84a4b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #84B6AF?: #84B6AF is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84B6AF?: The RGB value is 132, 182, 175: 132 red, 182 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84B6AF?: The complementary color is #B6848B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84B6AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.