Information about #84ADB8 color

#84ADB8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #84ADB8 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(132, 173, 184) — 51.8% red, 67.8% green, 72.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 20 / 4 / 0 / 28. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #84ADB8 reads as a softly balanced water-like cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cold Front Green (#85B3B2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7) and Bluegrey (#85A3B2).

In RGB terms — rgb(132, 173, 184) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #84ADB8: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #84ADB8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#84ADB8 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#84ADB8 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #84ADB8

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#84ADB8
  • RGB132, 173, 184
  • CMYK20, 4, 0, 28
  • CSSrgb(132, 173, 184)
  • HSL193°, 27%, 62%
  • HSL Precise192.692°, 26.804%, 61.961%
  • HSV193°, 28%, 72%
  • HSB193°, 28%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • GLSLvec3(0.518, 0.678, 0.722)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.518, 0.678, 0.722, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.518, 0.678, 0.722)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID84ADB8
  • DECIMAL ID8695224
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01