What color is #84BBD4?

#84BBD4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Juvie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84BBD4?

The RGB value is 132, 187, 212: 132 red, 187 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84BBD4?

The complementary color is #D49D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84BBD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84BBD4 color

#84BBD4 rgb(132, 187, 212)

Shades of blue

The hex color #84BBD4 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 73.3% green and 83.1% blue (132, 187, 212).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 48% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Juvie (#8ABBD0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#84BBD4 color codes

HEX	`#84BBD4`
RGB	`rgb(132, 187, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 73.3%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 48%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 38%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 12%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.02, -11.64, -18.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.02, 21.65, 237.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.166, 45.197, 68.935)`
Decimal	`8698836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84BBD4, 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 #84BBD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84BBD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #84BBD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84bbd4; }
.text { color: #84bbd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84bbd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 187 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84bbd4, #8493d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #84BBD4?: #84BBD4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Juvie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84BBD4?: The RGB value is 132, 187, 212: 132 red, 187 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84BBD4?: The complementary color is #D49D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84BBD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.