What color is #84D500?

#84D500 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Frogger. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84D500?

The RGB value is 132, 213, 0: 132 red, 213 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84D500?

The complementary color is #5100D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84D500?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84D500 color

#84D500 rgb(132, 213, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #84D500 is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 83.5% green and 0% blue (132, 213, 0).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 100% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Frogger (#8CD612), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#84D500 color codes

HEX	`#84D500`
RGB	`rgb(132, 213, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 83.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 100%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 100%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 100%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.57, -50.82, 76.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.57, 91.65, 123.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.31, 52.493, 8.377)`
Decimal	`8705280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84D500, 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 #84D500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84D500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #84D500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84d500; }
.text { color: #84d500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84d500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 213 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84d500, #1ad500); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #84D500?: #84D500 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Frogger. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84D500?: The RGB value is 132, 213, 0: 132 red, 213 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84D500?: The complementary color is #5100D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84D500?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.