What color is #88FF00?

#88FF00 is a vivid yellow-green known as Lasting Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lasting Lime?

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

What is the complementary color of Lasting Lime?

The complementary color is #7700FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88FF00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lasting Lime color: hex code #88FF00

#88FF00 rgb(136, 255, 0)

Shades of green

Lasting Lime has the hex code #88FF00. It is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 100% green and 0% blue (136, 255, 0).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.35:1).

Lasting Lime (#88FF00) color codes

HEX	`#88FF00`
RGB	`rgb(136, 255, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 100%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.21, -65.47, 86.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.21, 108.23, 127.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.912, 76.751, 12.395)`
Decimal	`8978176`
Short hex	`#8F0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lasting Lime, 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 #88FF00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88FF00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.35:1	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 #88FF00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88ff00; }
.text { color: #88ff00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88ff00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 255 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88ff00, #09ff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #88FF00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #88FF00?: #88FF00 is a vivid yellow-green known as Lasting Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lasting Lime?: The RGB value is 136, 255, 0: 136 red, 255 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lasting Lime?: The complementary color is #7700FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88FF00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.