What color is #84DDC2?

#84DDC2 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84DDC2?

The RGB value is 132, 221, 194: 132 red, 221 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84DDC2?

The complementary color is #DD849F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84DDC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84DDC2 color

#84DDC2 rgb(132, 221, 194)

Shades of green

The hex color #84DDC2 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 86.7% green and 76.1% blue (132, 221, 194).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 57% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Cabbage (#87D7BE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

#84DDC2 color codes

HEX	`#84DDC2`
RGB	`rgb(132, 221, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 86.7%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 57%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 40%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 12%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.11, -32.91, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.11, 33.27, 171.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.106, 60.51, 60.331)`
Decimal	`8707522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84DDC2, 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 #84DDC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84DDC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	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 #84DDC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84ddc2; }
.text { color: #84ddc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84ddc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 221 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84ddc2, #84cbdd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #84DDC2?: #84DDC2 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84DDC2?: The RGB value is 132, 221, 194: 132 red, 221 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84DDC2?: The complementary color is #DD849F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84DDC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.