What color is #84B894?

#84B894 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84B894?

The RGB value is 132, 184, 148: 132 red, 184 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84B894?

The complementary color is #B884A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84B894?

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.

#84B894 color

#84B894 rgb(132, 184, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #84B894 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 72.2% green and 58% blue (132, 184, 148).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 27% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#84B894 color codes

HEX	`#84B894`
RGB	`rgb(132, 184, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 72.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 27%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 28%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 20%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.4, -24.59, 12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.4, 27.76, 152.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32, 41.323, 34.301)`
Decimal	`8698004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84B894, 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 #84B894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84B894 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 #84B894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84b894; }
.text { color: #84b894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84b894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 184 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84b894, #84b8ae); }

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Questions

What color is #84B894?: #84B894 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84B894?: The RGB value is 132, 184, 148: 132 red, 184 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84B894?: The complementary color is #B884A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84B894?: 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.