What color is #88946A?

#88946A 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 #88946A?

The RGB value is 136, 148, 106: 136 red, 148 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88946A?

The complementary color is #766A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88946A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88946A color

#88946A rgb(136, 148, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #88946A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 58% green and 41.6% blue (136, 148, 106).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#88946A color codes

HEX	`#88946A`
RGB	`rgb(136, 148, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 58%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 28%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.39, -11.84, 20.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.39, 23.96, 119.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.345, 27.455, 17.702)`
Decimal	`8950890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88946A, 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 #88946A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88946A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #88946A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88946a; }
.text { color: #88946a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88946a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 148 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88946a, #73946a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #88946A?: #88946A 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 #88946A?: The RGB value is 136, 148, 106: 136 red, 148 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88946A?: The complementary color is #766A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88946A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.