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#84B898 Color

#84B898 is rgb(132, 184, 152) in RGB, hsl(143, 27%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 17%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#84B898
HEX#84B898
RGBrgb(132, 184, 152)
HSLhsl(143, 27%, 62%)
HSVhsv(143, 28%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 17%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.072 157.1)
LABlab(70.45% -22.86 10.57)
LCHlch(70.45% 25.19 155.19)

What #84B898 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 #84B898, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.56Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.46Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 10.74Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 11.07Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 11.34Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 11.46

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

#84B898 Channel Values

How #84B898 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 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 143° · S 27% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 143° · S 28% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #84B898 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #84B898 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #84B898

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #84B898; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#84B898
Complementary
#B884A4
Analogous
#8AB884
Analogous
#84B8B2
Triadic
#9884B8
Triadic
#B89884
Split comp.
#B284B8
Split comp.
#B8848A

Tints & Shades of #84B898

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

#94C2A6
#A4CBB3
#B5D4C1
#C8DFD1
#D8E9DE
#E8F2EC

Shades

#6AA982
#54926C
#457858
#365E45
#274432
#16271D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #84B898.

How #84B898 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#84B898
Protanopia#B1B198
Protanomaly#A1B498
Deuteranopia#A9A99A
Deuteranomaly#9CAF99
Tritanopia#89B4B4
Tritanomaly#87B6AA
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #84B898 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-84b898: #84B898;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #84B898;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-84b898': '#84B898' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.722, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_84b898">#84B898</color>
SVG fillfill="#84B898"

More Green Colors

#84B898 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#84B898 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #84B898?

#84B898 is a light green — rgb(132, 184, 152) in RGB and hsl(143, 27%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.56.

What is the RGB value of #84B898?

#84B898 is rgb(132, 184, 152) — red 132, green 184, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #84B898?

#84B898 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 17%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #84B898 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #84B898 scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #84B898 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #84B898 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 7.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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