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#84A995 Color

#84A995 is rgb(132, 169, 149) in RGB, hsl(148, 18%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 12%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Morning Blue (#8DA399), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#84A995
HEX#84A995
RGBrgb(132, 169, 149)
HSLhsl(148, 18%, 59%)
HSVhsv(148, 22%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 12%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.05 161.2)
LABlab(66.06% -16.25 6.02)
LCHlch(66.06% 17.33 159.67)

What #84A995 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #84A995, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 7.67Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 9.7Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 9.76Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 10.25Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 11.8Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 11.84

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#84A995 Channel Values

How #84A995 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 132 · G 169 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 18% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 22% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #84A995 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #84A995 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #84A995

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #84A995; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#84A995
Complementary
#A98498
Analogous
#85A984
Analogous
#84A9A8
Triadic
#9584A9
Triadic
#A99584
Split comp.
#A884A9
Split comp.
#A98485

Tints & Shades of #84A995

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#96B6A5
#A5C0B2
#B7CDC1
#C6D7CE
#D8E4DD
#E7EEEA

Shades

#6C9981
#5A816C
#496958
#3B5447
#2A3C32
#19241E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #84A995.

How #84A995 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#84A995
Protanopia#A3A395
Protanomaly#98A695
Deuteranopia#9E9E96
Deuteranomaly#94A396
Tritanopia#87A7A7
Tritanomaly#86A8A0
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

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Using #84A995 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-84a995: #84A995;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #84A995;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-84a995': '#84A995' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.663, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_84a995">#84A995</color>
SVG fillfill="#84A995"

More Green Colors

#84A995 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#84A995 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #84A995?

#84A995 is a mid-tone green — rgb(132, 169, 149) in RGB and hsl(148, 18%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Morning Blue (#8DA399), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.67.

What is the RGB value of #84A995?

#84A995 is rgb(132, 169, 149) — red 132, green 169, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #84A995?

#84A995 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 12%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #84A995 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #84A995 scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #84A995 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #84A995 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.52, which is visibly different.

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