What color is #84C4BF?

#84C4BF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84C4BF?

The RGB value is 132, 196, 191: 132 red, 196 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84C4BF?

The complementary color is #C48489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84C4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84C4BF color

#84C4BF rgb(132, 196, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #84C4BF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 76.9% green and 74.9% blue (132, 196, 191).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 35% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#84C4BF color codes

HEX	`#84C4BF`
RGB	`rgb(132, 196, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 76.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 35%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 33%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 3%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.92, -21.43, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.92, 21.8, 190.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.656, 48.145, 56.536)`
Decimal	`8701119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84C4BF, 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 #84C4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84C4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #84C4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84c4bf; }
.text { color: #84c4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84c4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 196 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84c4bf, #84a9c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #84C4BF?: #84C4BF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84C4BF?: The RGB value is 132, 196, 191: 132 red, 196 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84C4BF?: The complementary color is #C48489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84C4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.