What color is #88EE77?

#88EE77 is a light, moderate green known as Herbivore. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Herbivore?

The RGB value is 136, 238, 119: 136 red, 238 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Herbivore?

The complementary color is #DD77EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88EE77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Herbivore color: hex code #88EE77

#88EE77 rgb(136, 238, 119)

Shades of green

Herbivore has the hex code #88EE77. It is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 93.3% green and 46.7% blue (136, 238, 119).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 78% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.54:1).

Herbivore (#88EE77) color codes

HEX	`#88EE77`
RGB	`rgb(136, 238, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 93.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 78%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 50%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 50%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.86, -52.11, 48.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.86, 70.94, 137.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.056, 67.712, 28.198)`
Decimal	`8973943`
Short hex	`#8E7`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Herbivore, 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 #88EE77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88EE77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	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 #88EE77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88ee77; }
.text { color: #88ee77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88ee77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 238 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88ee77, #77eea2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #88EE77 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #88EE77?: #88EE77 is a light, moderate green known as Herbivore. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Herbivore?: The RGB value is 136, 238, 119: 136 red, 238 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Herbivore?: The complementary color is #DD77EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88EE77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.