Palettes / Colors / #84BEC1

#84BEC1 — Muted Teal

#84BEC1 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #84BEC1 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.

#84BEC1 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 #C18885; it also sits naturally between #85C1A6 and #85A0C1. 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 75% · Blue 76%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #84BEC1

.text { color: #84BEC1; }
.background { background-color: #84BEC1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #84BEC1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(132, 190, 193); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 33%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #84BEC1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(132, 190, 193, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #84BEC1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(132, 190, 193, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#84BEC1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#84BEC1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C18885:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #84BEC1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #84BEC1

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 #84BEC1 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 #84BEC1 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 #84BEC1?

#84BEC1 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 132, 190, 193). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #84BEC1?

#84BEC1 is RGB 132, 190, 193 — HSL 183°, 33%, 64% — CMYK 32%, 2%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #84BEC1?

Its complement is #C18885; analogous partners are #85C1A6 and #85A0C1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #84BEC1 for text?

Black text on #84BEC1 has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.