What color is #84B9B0?

#84B9B0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84B9B0?

The RGB value is 132, 185, 176: 132 red, 185 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84B9B0?

The complementary color is #B9848D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84B9B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84B9B0 color

#84B9B0 rgb(132, 185, 176)

Shades of teal

The hex color #84B9B0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 72.5% green and 69% blue (132, 185, 176).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 27% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#84B9B0 color codes

HEX	`#84B9B0`
RGB	`rgb(132, 185, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 72.5%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 27%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 29%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.38, -19.27, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.38, 19.3, 183.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.699, 42.736, 47.487)`
Decimal	`8698288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84B9B0, 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 #84B9B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84B9B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #84B9B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84b9b0; }
.text { color: #84b9b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84b9b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 185 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84b9b0, #84a8b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #84B9B0?: #84B9B0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84B9B0?: The RGB value is 132, 185, 176: 132 red, 185 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84B9B0?: The complementary color is #B9848D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84B9B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.