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#84B87F Color

#84B87F is rgb(132, 184, 127) in RGB, hsl(115, 29%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 31%, 28%) 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 7.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#84B87F
HEX#84B87F
RGBrgb(132, 184, 127)
HSLhsl(115, 29%, 61%)
HSVhsv(115, 31%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 31%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.098 142.4)
LABlab(70.02% -26.22 23.34)
LCHlch(70.02% 35.11 138.32)

What #84B87F 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 #84B87F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.16Olivine#9AB973ΔE 10.71Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.81Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 11.02Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.14Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 12.17

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

#84B87F Channel Values

How #84B87F 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 184 · B 1278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 29% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 31% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #84B87F 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 text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #84B87F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #84B87F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #84B87F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#84B87F
Complementary
#B47FB8
Analogous
#A0B87F
Analogous
#7FB897
Triadic
#7F84B8
Triadic
#B87F84
Split comp.
#977FB8
Split comp.
#B87FA0

Tints & Shades of #84B87F

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

#93C18F
#A6CCA3
#B6D5B3
#C6DEC4
#D6E7D4
#E9F2E8

Shades

#6AAA64
#579451
#487A43
#365C33
#274224
#172716

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #84B87F.

How #84B87F 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#84B87F
Protanopia#B1B17F
Protanomaly#A1B47F
Deuteranopia#A9A981
Deuteranomaly#9CAF80
Tritanopia#8DB2B2
Tritanomaly#89B4A0
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #84B87F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-84b87f: #84B87F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #84B87F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-84b87f': '#84B87F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.722, blue: 0.498)
Android XML<color name="color_84b87f">#84B87F</color>
SVG fillfill="#84B87F"

More Green Colors

#84B87F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#84B87F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #84B87F?

#84B87F is a light green — rgb(132, 184, 127) in RGB and hsl(115, 29%, 61%) 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 7.16.

What is the RGB value of #84B87F?

#84B87F is rgb(132, 184, 127) — red 132, green 184, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #84B87F?

#84B87F converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 31%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #84B87F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #84B87F scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #84B87F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #84B87F 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 7.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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