What color is #88FF22?

#88FF22 is a vivid green known as Loud Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Loud Lime?

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

What is the complementary color of Loud Lime?

The complementary color is #9922FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88FF22?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Loud Lime color: hex code #88FF22

#88FF22 rgb(136, 255, 34)

Shades of green

Loud Lime has the hex code #88FF22. It is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 100% green and 13.3% blue (136, 255, 34).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 100% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 87% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.37:1).

Loud Lime (#88FF22) color codes

HEX	`#88FF22`
RGB	`rgb(136, 255, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 100%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 100%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 87%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 87%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.26, -64.88, 82.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.26, 104.93, 128.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.201, 76.867, 13.915)`
Decimal	`8978210`
Short hex	`#8F2`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Loud 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 #88FF22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88FF22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.37:1	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 #88FF22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88ff22; }
.text { color: #88ff22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88ff22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 255 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88ff22, #22ff2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #88FF22 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #88FF22?: #88FF22 is a vivid green known as Loud Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Loud Lime?: The RGB value is 136, 255, 34: 136 red, 255 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Loud Lime?: The complementary color is #9922FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88FF22?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.