What color is #88EEEE?

#88EEEE is a light, moderate cyan known as Bath Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bath Water?

The RGB value is 136, 238, 238: 136 red, 238 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bath Water?

The complementary color is #EE8888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88EEEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bath Water color: hex code #88EEEE

#88EEEE rgb(136, 238, 238)

Shades of teal

Bath Water has the hex code #88EEEE. It is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 93.3% green and 93.3% blue (136, 238, 238).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 75% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.51:1).

Bath Water (#88EEEE) color codes

HEX	`#88EEEE`
RGB	`rgb(136, 238, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 93.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 75%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 43%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.23, -29.73, -9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.23, 31.15, 197.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.154, 72.552, 91.917)`
Decimal	`8974062`
Short hex	`#8EE`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bath Water, 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 #88EEEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88EEEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.51:1	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 #88EEEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88eeee; }
.text { color: #88eeee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88eeee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 238 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88eeee, #88bbee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #88EEEE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #88EEEE?: #88EEEE is a light, moderate cyan known as Bath Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bath Water?: The RGB value is 136, 238, 238: 136 red, 238 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bath Water?: The complementary color is #EE8888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88EEEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.