What color is #84B8AE?

#84B8AE is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84B8AE?

The RGB value is 132, 184, 174: 132 red, 184 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84B8AE?

The complementary color is #B8848E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84B8AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84B8AE color

#84B8AE rgb(132, 184, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #84B8AE is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 72.2% green and 68.2% blue (132, 184, 174).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 27% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#84B8AE color codes

HEX	`#84B8AE`
RGB	`rgb(132, 184, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 72.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 27%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 28%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.04, -19.2, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.04, 19.21, 181.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.294, 42.241, 46.383)`
Decimal	`8698030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84B8AE, 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 #84B8AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84B8AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #84B8AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84b8ae; }
.text { color: #84b8ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84b8ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 184 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84b8ae, #84a8b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #84B8AE?: #84B8AE is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84B8AE?: The RGB value is 132, 184, 174: 132 red, 184 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84B8AE?: The complementary color is #B8848E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84B8AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.