#84AE3D Color

#84AE3D is rgb(132, 174, 61) in RGB, hsl(82, 48%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 65%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), visibly different at ΔE 12.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#84AE3D

HEX#84AE3D

RGBrgb(132, 174, 61)

HSLhsl(82, 48%, 46%)

HSVhsv(82, 65%, 68%)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 65%, 32%)

OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.148 127.3)

LABlab(66.34% -27.66 51.00)

LCHlch(66.34% 58.02 118.48)

What #84AE3D 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 #84AE3D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 12.09 Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 12.59 Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 14.34 Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 15.01 Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 15.84 Citron#9FA91FΔE 16.73

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

#84AE3D Channel Values

How #84AE3D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 132 · G 174 · B 61	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 82° · S 48% · L 46%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 82° · S 65% · V 68%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 24% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 32%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.59:1 vs white · 8.1:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #84AE3D 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 text2.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #84AE3D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #84AE3D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #84AE3D

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

Shades

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How #84AE3D 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#84AE3D

Protanopia#A8A83E

Protanomaly#9BAA3D

Deuteranopia#A2A240

Deuteranomaly#97A73F

Tritanopia#90A5A5

Tritanomaly#8BA987

Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

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Using #84AE3D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-84ae3d: #84AE3D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #84AE3D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-84ae3d': '#84AE3D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.682, blue: 0.239)

Android XML<color name="color_84ae3d">#84AE3D</color>

SVG fillfill="#84AE3D"

More Green Colors

#84AE3D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#84AE3D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #84AE3D?

#84AE3D is a mid-tone green — rgb(132, 174, 61) in RGB and hsl(82, 48%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.09.

What is the RGB value of #84AE3D?

#84AE3D is rgb(132, 174, 61) — red 132, green 174, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #84AE3D?

#84AE3D converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 65%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #84AE3D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #84AE3D scores 2.59:1 against white and 8.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #84AE3D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #84AE3D 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 12.09, which is visibly different.

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