What color is #84CDC4?

#84CDC4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84CDC4?

The RGB value is 132, 205, 196: 132 red, 205 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84CDC4?

The complementary color is #CD848D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84CDC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84CDC4 color

#84CDC4 rgb(132, 205, 196)

Shades of teal

The hex color #84CDC4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 80.4% green and 76.9% blue (132, 205, 196).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 42% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#84CDC4 color codes

HEX	`#84CDC4`
RGB	`rgb(132, 205, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 80.4%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 42%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 36%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 4%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.61, -24.76, -2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.61, 24.91, 186.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.307, 52.551, 60.181)`
Decimal	`8703428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84CDC4, 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 #84CDC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84CDC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #84CDC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84cdc4; }
.text { color: #84cdc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84cdc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 205 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84cdc4, #84b2cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #84CDC4?: #84CDC4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84CDC4?: The RGB value is 132, 205, 196: 132 red, 205 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84CDC4?: The complementary color is #CD848D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84CDC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.