What color is #88AA22?

#88AA22 is a moderate yellow-green known as Guardian of Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Guardian of Gardens?

The RGB value is 136, 170, 34: 136 red, 170 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Guardian of Gardens?

The complementary color is #4422AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88AA22?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Guardian of Gardens color: hex code #88AA22

#88AA22 rgb(136, 170, 34)

Shades of green

Guardian of Gardens has the hex code #88AA22. It is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 66.7% green and 13.3% blue (136, 170, 34).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 67% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

Guardian of Gardens (#88AA22) color codes

HEX	`#88AA22`
RGB	`rgb(136, 170, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 66.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 67%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 80%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 80%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.04, -29.74, 60.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.04, 67.35, 116.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.817, 34.099, 6.787)`
Decimal	`8956450`
Short hex	`#8A2`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Guardian of Gardens, 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 #88AA22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88AA22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #88AA22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88aa22; }
.text { color: #88aa22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88aa22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 170 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88aa22, #44aa22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

See #88AA22 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #88AA22?: #88AA22 is a moderate yellow-green known as Guardian of Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Guardian of Gardens?: The RGB value is 136, 170, 34: 136 red, 170 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Guardian of Gardens?: The complementary color is #4422AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88AA22?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.