What color is #88B5C4?

#88B5C4 is a light, desaturated azure known as Crystal Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Crystal Lake?

The RGB value is 136, 181, 196: 136 red, 181 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Crystal Lake?

The complementary color is #C49788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88B5C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Crystal Lake color: hex code #88B5C4

#88B5C4 rgb(136, 181, 196)

Shades of blue

Crystal Lake has the hex code #88B5C4. It is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 71% green and 76.9% blue (136, 181, 196).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

Crystal Lake (#88B5C4) color codes

HEX	`#88B5C4`
RGB	`rgb(136, 181, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 71%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 34%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 31%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 8%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.05, -11.34, -12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.05, 16.84, 227.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.638, 42.266, 58.441)`
Decimal	`8959428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Crystal Lake, 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 #88B5C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88B5C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #88B5C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88b5c4; }
.text { color: #88b5c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88b5c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 181 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88b5c4, #8897c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

See #88B5C4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #88B5C4?: #88B5C4 is a light, desaturated azure known as Crystal Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Crystal Lake?: The RGB value is 136, 181, 196: 136 red, 181 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Crystal Lake?: The complementary color is #C49788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88B5C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.