What color is #84C97B?

#84C97B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84C97B?

The RGB value is 132, 201, 123: 132 red, 201 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84C97B?

The complementary color is #C07BC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84C97B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84C97B color

#84C97B rgb(132, 201, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #84C97B is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 78.8% green and 48.2% blue (132, 201, 123).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 42% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Rain (#80C872), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#84C97B color codes

HEX	`#84C97B`
RGB	`rgb(132, 201, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 78.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 42%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 39%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 39%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.89, -36.92, 32.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.89, 49.04, 138.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.976, 48.107, 26.23)`
Decimal	`8702331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84C97B, 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 #84C97B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84C97B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #84C97B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84c97b; }
.text { color: #84c97b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84c97b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 201 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84c97b, #7bc999); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #84C97B?: #84C97B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84C97B?: The RGB value is 132, 201, 123: 132 red, 201 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84C97B?: The complementary color is #C07BC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84C97B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.