Palettes / Colors / #84AAA2

#84AAA2 — Dusty Teal

#84AAA2 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #84AAA2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#84AAA2 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A9848C; it also sits naturally between #84A98E and #849FA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 52% · Green 67% · Blue 64%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #84AAA2

.text { color: #84AAA2; }
.background { background-color: #84AAA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #84AAA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(132, 170, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 18%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #84AAA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(132, 170, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #84AAA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(132, 170, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#84AAA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#84AAA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9848C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #84AAA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #84AAA2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #84AAA2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #84AAA2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #84AAA2?

#84AAA2 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 132, 170, 162). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #84AAA2?

#84AAA2 is RGB 132, 170, 162 — HSL 167°, 18%, 59% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 5%, 33%.

What colors go with #84AAA2?

Its complement is #A9848C; analogous partners are #84A98E and #849FA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #84AAA2 for text?

Black text on #84AAA2 has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.54:1.