What color is #88DDDD?

#88DDDD is a light, moderate cyan known as Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cold Blue?

The RGB value is 136, 221, 221: 136 red, 221 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cold Blue?

The complementary color is #DD8888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88DDDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cold Blue color: hex code #88DDDD

#88DDDD rgb(136, 221, 221)

Shades of teal

Cold Blue has the hex code #88DDDD. It is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 86.7% green and 86.7% blue (136, 221, 221).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 56% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

Cold Blue (#88DDDD) color codes

HEX	`#88DDDD`
RGB	`rgb(136, 221, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 86.7%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 56%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 38%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83, -25.66, -8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83, 26.91, 197.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.056, 62.164, 77.806)`
Decimal	`8969693`
Short hex	`#8DD`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cold Blue, 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 #88DDDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88DDDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	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 #88DDDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88dddd; }
.text { color: #88dddd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88dddd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 221 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88dddd, #88b3dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

See #88DDDD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #88DDDD?: #88DDDD is a light, moderate cyan known as Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cold Blue?: The RGB value is 136, 221, 221: 136 red, 221 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cold Blue?: The complementary color is #DD8888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88DDDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.