What color is #88915E?

#88915E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88915E?

The RGB value is 136, 145, 94: 136 red, 145 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88915E?

The complementary color is #675E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88915E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88915E color

#88915E rgb(136, 145, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #88915E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 56.9% green and 36.9% blue (136, 145, 94).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#88915E color codes

HEX	`#88915E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 145, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 56.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 35%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 35%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.31, -11.94, 26.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.31, 28.63, 114.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.299, 26.293, 14.488)`
Decimal	`8950110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88915E, 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 #88915E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88915E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #88915E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88915e; }
.text { color: #88915e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88915e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 145 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88915e, #6f915e); }

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Questions

What color is #88915E?: #88915E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88915E?: The RGB value is 136, 145, 94: 136 red, 145 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88915E?: The complementary color is #675E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88915E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.