What color is #88BB55?

#88BB55 is a desaturated green known as Makin It Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Makin It Rain?

The RGB value is 136, 187, 85: 136 red, 187 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Makin It Rain?

The complementary color is #8855BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88BB55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Makin It Rain color: hex code #88BB55

#88BB55 rgb(136, 187, 85)

Shades of green

Makin It Rain has the hex code #88BB55. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 73.3% green and 33.3% blue (136, 187, 85).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 43% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

Makin It Rain (#88BB55) color codes

HEX	`#88BB55`
RGB	`rgb(136, 187, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 73.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 43%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 55%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 55%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.48, -33.97, 45.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.48, 56.97, 126.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.563, 41.43, 15.032)`
Decimal	`8960853`
Short hex	`#8B5`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Makin It Rain, 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 #88BB55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88BB55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #88BB55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88bb55; }
.text { color: #88bb55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88bb55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 187 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88bb55, #55bb55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #88BB55 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #88BB55?: #88BB55 is a desaturated green known as Makin It Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Makin It Rain?: The RGB value is 136, 187, 85: 136 red, 187 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Makin It Rain?: The complementary color is #8855BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88BB55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.