Palettes / Colors / #84AEAC

#84AEAC — Dusty Teal

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

#84AEAC 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 #AE8486; it also sits naturally between #84AE97 and #849BAE. 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 68% · Blue 67%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 32%

Previews

CSS code for #84AEAC

.text { color: #84AEAC; }
.background { background-color: #84AEAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #84AEAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(132, 174, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 21%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #84AEAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(132, 174, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #84AEAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(132, 174, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #84AEAC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AE8486:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #84AEAC: #000000.

How #84AEAC 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 #84AEAC or a close neighbour

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 #84AEAC?

#84AEAC is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 132, 174, 172). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #84AEAC?

#84AEAC is RGB 132, 174, 172 — HSL 177°, 21%, 60% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 1%, 32%.

What colors go with #84AEAC?

Its complement is #AE8486; analogous partners are #84AE97 and #849BAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #84AEAC for text?

Black text on #84AEAC has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.43:1.