What color is #84BD7E?

#84BD7E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84BD7E?

The RGB value is 132, 189, 126: 132 red, 189 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84BD7E?

The complementary color is #B77EBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84BD7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84BD7E color

#84BD7E rgb(132, 189, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #84BD7E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 74.1% green and 49.4% blue (132, 189, 126).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 32% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#84BD7E color codes

HEX	`#84BD7E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 189, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 74.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 32%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 33%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 33%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.42, -30.89, 26.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.42, 40.45, 139.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.478, 42.806, 26.338)`
Decimal	`8699262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84BD7E, 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 #84BD7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84BD7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	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 #84BD7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84bd7e; }
.text { color: #84bd7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84bd7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 189 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84bd7e, #7ebd98); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #84BD7E?: #84BD7E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84BD7E?: The RGB value is 132, 189, 126: 132 red, 189 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84BD7E?: The complementary color is #B77EBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84BD7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.