What color is #88DD00?

#88DD00 is a vivid yellow-green known as Overgrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Overgrown?

The RGB value is 136, 221, 0: 136 red, 221 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Overgrown?

The complementary color is #5500DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88DD00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Overgrown color: hex code #88DD00

#88DD00 rgb(136, 221, 0)

Shades of green

Overgrown has the hex code #88DD00. It is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 86.7% green and 0% blue (136, 221, 0).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 100% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

Overgrown (#88DD00) color codes

HEX	`#88DD00`
RGB	`rgb(136, 221, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 86.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 100%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 100%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 100%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.15, -52.64, 78.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.15, 94.39, 123.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.009, 56.945, 9.094)`
Decimal	`8969472`
Short hex	`#8D0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Overgrown, 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 #88DD00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88DD00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	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 #88DD00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88dd00; }
.text { color: #88dd00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88dd00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 221 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88dd00, #19dd00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #88DD00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #88DD00?: #88DD00 is a vivid yellow-green known as Overgrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Overgrown?: The RGB value is 136, 221, 0: 136 red, 221 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Overgrown?: The complementary color is #5500DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88DD00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.