184 cm in feet
Updated: 14 July 2026
184 cm is 72.4 inches, so about 6'0. 6'0 works out at 182.9 cm. The US and the UK give height in feet and inches, where one inch is exactly 2.54 cm and one foot is 12 inches.
The calculation
Going from centimeters to feet takes two steps:
- Divide the centimeters by 2.54. 184 divided by 2.54 is 72.4 inches.
- Divide the inches by 12. The whole number is the feet, the remainder is the extra inches. 72.4 inches is 6 feet and 0.4 inches.
The numbers do not line up exactly. The nearest full inch step is 6'0 at 182.9 cm, a difference of 1.1 cm.
184 cm in the chart
| Height (ft/in) | In cm |
|---|---|
| 5'9" | 175.3 cm |
| 5'10" | 177.8 cm |
| 5'11" | 180.3 cm |
| 6'0" | 182.9 cm |
| 6'1" | 185.4 cm |
| 6'2" | 188 cm |
| 6'3" | 190.5 cm |
The heights either side
179 cm is about 5'10, 189 cm is about 6'2. Five centimeters is just under two inches, which is why the feet and inches value does not change with every centimeter.
Feet and inches are a coarser scale than centimeters. Two inch steps are 2.54 cm apart, and anything in between gets rounded.
Converting feet and inches in your head
The conversion takes three steps:
- Multiply the feet by 12 to get inches.
- Add the extra inches.
- Multiply the total by 2.54. The result is centimeters.
One inch is exactly 2.54 cm and one foot is 12 inches. For a rough estimate in your head: an inch is a bit more than 2.5 cm, a foot is about 30 cm.
Common questions
How many feet is 184 cm?
About 6'0, so 6 feet and 0 inches. The exact figure is 72.4 inches.
How do I convert cm to feet?
Divide the centimeters by 2.54 to get inches. Every 12 inches is one foot, and what is left over stays as inches.
How many cm is 6'0?
182.9 cm. That is 72 inches times 2.54.