What color is #84D2AE?

#84D2AE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Crystal Gem. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84D2AE?

The RGB value is 132, 210, 174: 132 red, 210 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84D2AE?

The complementary color is #D284A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84D2AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84D2AE color

#84D2AE rgb(132, 210, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #84D2AE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 82.4% green and 68.2% blue (132, 210, 174).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 46% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Gem (#79D0A7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#84D2AE color codes

HEX	`#84D2AE`
RGB	`rgb(132, 210, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 82.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 46%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 37%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 17%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.49, -31.98, 10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.49, 33.61, 162.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.199, 54.052, 48.351)`
Decimal	`8704686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84D2AE, 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 #84D2AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84D2AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #84D2AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84d2ae; }
.text { color: #84d2ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84d2ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 210 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84d2ae, #84cfd2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #84D2AE?: #84D2AE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Crystal Gem. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84D2AE?: The RGB value is 132, 210, 174: 132 red, 210 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84D2AE?: The complementary color is #D284A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84D2AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.