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Recognised as Colour

#84B8A8

  • #84B8A8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#84B8A8 is a cyan with RGB values 132, 184, 168 and HSL 162°, 27%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#84B8A8#84B8A8
HEX#84B8A8
RGBrgb(132, 184, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.7216, 0.6588
RGB percentages51.8%, 72.2%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(161.5, 26.8%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.5, 28.3%, 72.2%)
CMYK28.3%, 0%, 8.7%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,698,024
CSS custom property--colour: #84B8A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#7B4757

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B1A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABABA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#77B9B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.3Powder blue · ΔE 19.7Light seagreen · ΔE 19.9Dark grey · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B88494
Analogous#84B88E, #84AEB8
Triadic#A884B8, #B8A884
Split complementary#B884AE, #B88E84
Tetradic#8E84B8, #B88494, #AEB884

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5F0ED
Lighter +20%#C5DDD6
Lighter +10%#A4CBBF
Darker −10%#64A591
Darker −20%#4E8876
Darker −30%#3C675A
Darker −40%#29473E
More saturated +25%#6CD0B1
Less saturated −25%#9CA09F

Channel breakdown

R132
G184
B168
Red132 (51.8%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue161.54°
Saturation (HSL)26.8%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 84 · G B8 · B A8

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