What color is #88EE11?

#88EE11 is a vivid yellow-green known as Poisonous Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Poisonous Pistachio?

The RGB value is 136, 238, 17: 136 red, 238 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Poisonous Pistachio?

The complementary color is #7711EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88EE11?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Poisonous Pistachio color: hex code #88EE11

#88EE11 rgb(136, 238, 17)

Shades of green

Poisonous Pistachio has the hex code #88EE11. It is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 93.3% green and 6.7% blue (136, 238, 17).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 87% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 93% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

Poisonous Pistachio (#88EE11) color codes

HEX	`#88EE11`
RGB	`rgb(136, 238, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 93.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 87%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 93%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 93%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.21, -58.99, 80.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.21, 100.04, 126.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.828, 66.421, 11.2)`
Decimal	`8973841`
Short hex	`#8E1`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Poisonous Pistachio, 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 #88EE11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88EE11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	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 #88EE11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88ee11; }
.text { color: #88ee11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88ee11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 238 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88ee11, #19ee11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #88EE11 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #88EE11?: #88EE11 is a vivid yellow-green known as Poisonous Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Poisonous Pistachio?: The RGB value is 136, 238, 17: 136 red, 238 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Poisonous Pistachio?: The complementary color is #7711EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88EE11?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.