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#84BD8D Color

#84BD8D is rgb(132, 189, 141) in RGB, hsl(129, 30%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 25%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#84BD8D
HEX#84BD8D
RGBrgb(132, 189, 141)
HSLhsl(129, 30%, 63%)
HSVhsv(129, 30%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 25%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.091 148.7)
LABlab(71.71% -26.67 18.19)
LCHlch(71.71% 32.28 145.70)

What #84BD8D 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 #84BD8D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#84BD8D Channel Values

How #84BD8D 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 189 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 30% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 30% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #84BD8D 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 text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #84BD8D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #84BD8D; 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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Tints & Shades of #84BD8D

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #84BD8D.

How #84BD8D 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#84BD8D
Protanopia#B5B58D
Protanomaly#A4B88D
Deuteranopia#ADAD8F
Deuteranomaly#9EB48E
Tritanopia#8CB8B8
Tritanomaly#89BAA8
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #84BD8D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-84bd8d: #84BD8D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #84BD8D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-84bd8d': '#84BD8D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.741, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_84bd8d">#84BD8D</color>
SVG fillfill="#84BD8D"

More Green Colors

#84BD8D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#84BD8D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #84BD8D?

#84BD8D is a light green — rgb(132, 189, 141) in RGB and hsl(129, 30%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.5.

What is the RGB value of #84BD8D?

#84BD8D is rgb(132, 189, 141) — red 132, green 189, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #84BD8D?

#84BD8D converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 25%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #84BD8D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #84BD8D scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #84BD8D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #84BD8D 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 4.5, which is very hard to tell apart.

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