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#84BD9D Color

#84BD9D is rgb(132, 189, 157) in RGB, hsl(146, 30%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 17%, 26%) 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 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#84BD9D
HEX#84BD9D
RGBrgb(132, 189, 157)
HSLhsl(146, 30%, 63%)
HSVhsv(146, 30%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 17%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.075 159.3)
LABlab(72.00% -24.40 10.03)
LCHlch(72.00% 26.39 157.65)

What #84BD9D 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 #84BD9D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.79Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.08Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.29Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 11.6Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 11.96Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.98

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

#84BD9D Channel Values

How #84BD9D 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 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 146° · S 30% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 146° · S 30% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #84BD9D 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 text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #84BD9D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #84BD9D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #84BD9D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#84BD9D
Complementary
#BD84A4
Analogous
#88BD84
Analogous
#84BDB9
Triadic
#9D84BD
Triadic
#BD9D84
Split comp.
#B984BD
Split comp.
#BD8488

Tints & Shades of #84BD9D

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

#95C6AA
#A5CFB7
#B6D8C5
#C7E1D2
#D7EADF
#E8F3EC

Shades

#6AAF88
#529871
#447E5D
#346047
#254633
#15281D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #84BD9D.

How #84BD9D 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#84BD9D
Protanopia#B5B59D
Protanomaly#A4B89D
Deuteranopia#ADAD9F
Deuteranomaly#9EB49E
Tritanopia#8AB9B9
Tritanomaly#87BBAF
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #84BD9D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-84bd9d: #84BD9D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #84BD9D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-84bd9d': '#84BD9D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.741, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_84bd9d">#84BD9D</color>
SVG fillfill="#84BD9D"

More Green Colors

#84BD9D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#84BD9D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #84BD9D?

#84BD9D is a light green — rgb(132, 189, 157) in RGB and hsl(146, 30%, 63%) 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 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #84BD9D?

#84BD9D is rgb(132, 189, 157) — red 132, green 189, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #84BD9D?

#84BD9D converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 17%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #84BD9D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #84BD9D scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #84BD9D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #84BD9D 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 8.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.