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#84CDBC Color

#84CDBC is rgb(132, 205, 188) in RGB, hsl(166, 42%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 8%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#84CDBC
HEX#84CDBC
RGBrgb(132, 205, 188)
HSLhsl(166, 42%, 66%)
HSVhsv(166, 36%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 8%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.077 177.8)
LABlab(77.25% -26.66 0.88)
LCHlch(77.25% 26.68 178.10)

What #84CDBC 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 #84CDBC, 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.

#84CDBC Channel Values

How #84CDBC 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 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 42% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 36% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #84CDBC 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #84CDBC

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

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 #84CDBC.

How #84CDBC 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#84CDBC
Protanopia#C3C3BC
Protanomaly#ADC7BC
Deuteranopia#B9B9BE
Deuteranomaly#A6C1BD
Tritanopia#88CBCB
Tritanomaly#86CCC5
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #84CDBC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-84cdbc: #84CDBC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #84CDBC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-84cdbc': '#84CDBC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.804, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_84cdbc">#84CDBC</color>
SVG fillfill="#84CDBC"

More Green Colors

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

#84CDBC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #84CDBC?

#84CDBC is a light green — rgb(132, 205, 188) in RGB and hsl(166, 42%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.82.

What is the RGB value of #84CDBC?

#84CDBC is rgb(132, 205, 188) — red 132, green 205, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #84CDBC?

#84CDBC converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 8%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #84CDBC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #84CDBC scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #84CDBC 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 13.19, which is visibly different.

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