Information about #84BCBA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #84BCBA is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(132, 188, 186) — 51.8% red, 73.7% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 0 / 1 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#84BCBA presents itself as a moderately toned water-like cyan — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Neptune (#7CB7BB). Slightly further away sit Cold Front Green (#85B3B2) and Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2).

The recipe behind #84BCBA is rgb(132, 188, 186), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #84BCBA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#84BCBA color variations

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

#84BCBA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#84BCBA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#84BCBA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#84BCBA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#84BCBA 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #84BCBA

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

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

#84BCBA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#84BCBA
  • RGB132, 188, 186
  • CMYK22, 0, 1, 26
  • CSSrgb(132, 188, 186)
  • HSL178°, 29%, 63%
  • HSL Precise177.857°, 29.474%, 62.745%
  • HSV178°, 30%, 74%
  • HSB178°, 30%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.518, 0.737, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.518, 0.737, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.518, 0.737, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID84BCBA
  • DECIMAL ID8699066
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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