What color is #88FF11?

#88FF11 is a vivid green known as Lethal Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lethal Lime?

The RGB value is 136, 255, 17: 136 red, 255 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lethal Lime?

The complementary color is #8811FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88FF11?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lethal Lime color: hex code #88FF11

#88FF11 rgb(136, 255, 17)

Shades of green

Lethal Lime has the hex code #88FF11. It is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 100% green and 6.7% blue (136, 255, 17).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 100% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 93% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.36:1).

Lethal Lime (#88FF11) color codes

HEX	`#88FF11`
RGB	`rgb(136, 255, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 100%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 100%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 93%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 93%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.23, -65.27, 84.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.23, 107.05, 127.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.013, 76.792, 12.928)`
Decimal	`8978193`
Short hex	`#8F1`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lethal 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 #88FF11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88FF11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.36:1	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 #88FF11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88ff11; }
.text { color: #88ff11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88ff11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 255 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88ff11, #11ff11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #88FF11 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #88FF11?: #88FF11 is a vivid green known as Lethal Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lethal Lime?: The RGB value is 136, 255, 17: 136 red, 255 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lethal Lime?: The complementary color is #8811FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88FF11?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.