What color is #88EE22?

#88EE22 is a vivid green known as Luxurious Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Luxurious Lime?

The RGB value is 136, 238, 34: 136 red, 238 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Luxurious Lime?

The complementary color is #8822EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88EE22?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Luxurious Lime color: hex code #88EE22

#88EE22 rgb(136, 238, 34)

Shades of green

Luxurious Lime has the hex code #88EE22. It is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 93.3% green and 13.3% blue (136, 238, 34).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 86% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 86% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

Luxurious Lime (#88EE22) color codes

HEX	`#88EE22`
RGB	`rgb(136, 238, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 93.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 86%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 86%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 86%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.25, -58.58, 78.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.25, 97.69, 126.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.016, 66.496, 12.187)`
Decimal	`8973858`
Short hex	`#8E2`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Luxurious 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 #88EE22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88EE22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	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 #88EE22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88ee22; }
.text { color: #88ee22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88ee22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 238 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88ee22, #22ee22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #88EE22 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #88EE22?: #88EE22 is a vivid green known as Luxurious Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Luxurious Lime?: The RGB value is 136, 238, 34: 136 red, 238 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Luxurious Lime?: The complementary color is #8822EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88EE22?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.