What color is #88DDAA?

#88DDAA is a light, moderate green known as Jovial Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Jovial Jade?

The RGB value is 136, 221, 170: 136 red, 221 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Jovial Jade?

The complementary color is #DD88BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88DDAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Jovial Jade color: hex code #88DDAA

#88DDAA rgb(136, 221, 170)

Shades of green

Jovial Jade has the hex code #88DDAA. It is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 86.7% green and 66.7% blue (136, 221, 170).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 56% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

Jovial Jade (#88DDAA) color codes

HEX	`#88DDAA`
RGB	`rgb(136, 221, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 86.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 56%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 38%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 23%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.75, -36.74, 17.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.75, 40.52, 155.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.263, 59.847, 47.294)`
Decimal	`8969642`
Short hex	`#8DA`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Jovial Jade, 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 #88DDAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88DDAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	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 #88DDAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88ddaa; }
.text { color: #88ddaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88ddaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 221 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88ddaa, #88ddd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #88DDAA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #88DDAA?: #88DDAA is a light, moderate green known as Jovial Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Jovial Jade?: The RGB value is 136, 221, 170: 136 red, 221 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Jovial Jade?: The complementary color is #DD88BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88DDAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.