What color is #88906C?

#88906C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88906C?

The RGB value is 136, 144, 108: 136 red, 144 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88906C?

The complementary color is #746C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88906C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88906C color

#88906C rgb(136, 144, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #88906C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 56.5% green and 42.4% blue (136, 144, 108).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#88906C color codes

HEX	`#88906C`
RGB	`rgb(136, 144, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 56.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 25%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.29, -9.38, 18.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.29, 20.48, 117.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.833, 26.264, 18.051)`
Decimal	`8949868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88906C, 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 #88906C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88906C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	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 #88906C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88906c; }
.text { color: #88906c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88906c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 144 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88906c, #76906c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #88906C?: #88906C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88906C?: The RGB value is 136, 144, 108: 136 red, 144 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88906C?: The complementary color is #746C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88906C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.