What color is #88FFCC?

#88FFCC is a light, vivid spring green known as A State of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of A State of Mint?

The RGB value is 136, 255, 204: 136 red, 255 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of A State of Mint?

The complementary color is #FF88BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88FFCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

A State of Mint color: hex code #88FFCC

#88FFCC rgb(136, 255, 204)

Shades of green

A State of Mint has the hex code #88FFCC. It is a light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 100% green and 80% blue (136, 255, 204).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.22:1).

A State of Mint (#88FFCC) color codes

HEX	`#88FFCC`
RGB	`rgb(136, 255, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 100%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 47%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.18, -45.12, 14.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.18, 47.27, 162.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.808, 81.109, 69.777)`
Decimal	`8978380`
Short hex	`#8FC`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with A State of Mint, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #88FFCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88FFCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #88FFCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88ffcc; }
.text { color: #88ffcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88ffcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 255 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88ffcc, #88f6ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #88FFCC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #88FFCC?: #88FFCC is a light, vivid spring green known as A State of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of A State of Mint?: The RGB value is 136, 255, 204: 136 red, 255 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of A State of Mint?: The complementary color is #FF88BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88FFCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.