What color is #84C57C?

#84C57C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84C57C?

The RGB value is 132, 197, 124: 132 red, 197 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84C57C?

The complementary color is #BD7CC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84C57C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84C57C color

#84C57C rgb(132, 197, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #84C57C is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 77.3% green and 48.6% blue (132, 197, 124).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 39% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#84C57C color codes

HEX	`#84C57C`
RGB	`rgb(132, 197, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 77.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 39%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 37%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 37%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.73, -34.94, 30.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.73, 46.21, 139.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.119, 46.292, 26.255)`
Decimal	`8701308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84C57C, 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 #84C57C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84C57C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #84C57C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84c57c; }
.text { color: #84c57c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84c57c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 197 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84c57c, #7cc598); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #84C57C?: #84C57C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84C57C?: The RGB value is 132, 197, 124: 132 red, 197 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84C57C?: The complementary color is #BD7CC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84C57C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.