What color is #84B770?

#84B770 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 #84B770?

The RGB value is 132, 183, 112: 132 red, 183 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84B770?

The complementary color is #A370B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84B770?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84B770 color

#84B770 rgb(132, 183, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #84B770 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 71.8% green and 43.9% blue (132, 183, 112).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 33% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#84B770 color codes

HEX	`#84B770`
RGB	`rgb(132, 183, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 71.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 33%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 39%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 39%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.43, -30.18, 30.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.43, 43.15, 134.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.373, 39.941, 21.488)`
Decimal	`8697712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84B770, 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 #84B770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84B770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #84B770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84b770; }
.text { color: #84b770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84b770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 183 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84b770, #70b77f); }

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Questions

What color is #84B770?: #84B770 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 #84B770?: The RGB value is 132, 183, 112: 132 red, 183 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84B770?: The complementary color is #A370B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84B770?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.