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#84CD85 Color

#84CD85 is rgb(132, 205, 133) in RGB, hsl(121, 42%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 35%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pistachio (#93C572), visibly different at ΔE 10.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#84CD85
HEX#84CD85
RGBrgb(132, 205, 133)
HSLhsl(121, 42%, 66%)
HSVhsv(121, 36%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 35%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.124 144.6)
LABlab(76.27% -34.60 28.44)
LCHlch(76.27% 44.78 140.58)

What #84CD85 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 #84CD85, 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.

#84CD85 Channel Values

How #84CD85 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 205 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 42% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 36% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #84CD85 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #84CD85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #84CD85; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #84CD85

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #84CD85.

How #84CD85 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#84CD85
Protanopia#C3C385
Protanomaly#ADC785
Deuteranopia#B9B988
Deuteranomaly#A6C187
Tritanopia#90C6C6
Tritanomaly#8BC9B0
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #84CD85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-84cd85: #84CD85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #84CD85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-84cd85': '#84CD85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.804, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_84cd85">#84CD85</color>
SVG fillfill="#84CD85"

More Green Colors

#84CD85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#84CD85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #84CD85?

#84CD85 is a light green — rgb(132, 205, 133) in RGB and hsl(121, 42%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.16.

What is the RGB value of #84CD85?

#84CD85 is rgb(132, 205, 133) — red 132, green 205, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #84CD85?

#84CD85 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 35%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #84CD85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #84CD85 scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #84CD85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #84CD85 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 15.52, which is visibly different.

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