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#84AE84 Color

#84AE84 is rgb(132, 174, 132) in RGB, hsl(120, 21%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#84AE84
HEX#84AE84
RGBrgb(132, 174, 132)
HSLhsl(120, 21%, 60%)
HSVhsv(120, 24%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.075 144.7)
LABlab(67.18% -21.02 16.86)
LCHlch(67.18% 26.95 141.26)

What #84AE84 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 #84AE84, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.16Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 8.83Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.11Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.86Russian Green#679267ΔE 10.76Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 11.54

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

#84AE84 Channel Values

How #84AE84 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 174 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 21% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 24% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #84AE84 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 text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #84AE84 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #84AE84

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #84AE84; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#84AE84
Complementary
#AE84AE
Analogous
#99AE84
Analogous
#84AE99
Triadic
#8484AE
Triadic
#AE8484
Split comp.
#9984AE
Split comp.
#AE8499

Tints & Shades of #84AE84

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

#93B893
#A6C5A6
#B5CFB5
#C7DBC7
#D7E5D7
#E9F1E9

Shades

#6B9E6B
#598859
#496F49
#385638
#283E28
#182518

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #84AE84.

How #84AE84 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#84AE84
Protanopia#A8A884
Protanomaly#9BAA84
Deuteranopia#A2A285
Deuteranomaly#97A785
Tritanopia#8AA9A9
Tritanomaly#88AB9C
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

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Using #84AE84 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-84ae84: #84AE84;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #84AE84;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-84ae84': '#84AE84' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.682, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_84ae84">#84AE84</color>
SVG fillfill="#84AE84"

More Green Colors

#84AE84 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#84AE84 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #84AE84?

#84AE84 is a light green — rgb(132, 174, 132) in RGB and hsl(120, 21%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.16.

What is the RGB value of #84AE84?

#84AE84 is rgb(132, 174, 132) — red 132, green 174, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #84AE84?

#84AE84 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #84AE84 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #84AE84 scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #84AE84 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #84AE84 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 5.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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