What color is #88CC33?

#88CC33 is a moderate yellow-green known as Overgrowth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Overgrowth?

The RGB value is 136, 204, 51: 136 red, 204 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Overgrowth?

The complementary color is #7733CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88CC33?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Overgrowth color: hex code #88CC33

#88CC33 rgb(136, 204, 51)

Shades of green

Overgrowth has the hex code #88CC33. It is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 80% green and 20% blue (136, 204, 51).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 60% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

Overgrowth (#88CC33) color codes

HEX	`#88CC33`
RGB	`rgb(136, 204, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 80%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 60%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 75%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 75%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.24, -44.19, 64.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.24, 78.33, 124.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.343, 48.658, 10.819)`
Decimal	`8965171`
Short hex	`#8C3`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Overgrowth, 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 #88CC33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88CC33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	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 #88CC33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88cc33; }
.text { color: #88cc33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88cc33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 204 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88cc33, #3bcc33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #88CC33 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #88CC33?: #88CC33 is a moderate yellow-green known as Overgrowth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Overgrowth?: The RGB value is 136, 204, 51: 136 red, 204 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Overgrowth?: The complementary color is #7733CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88CC33?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.