What color is #88956E?

#88956E 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 #88956E?

The RGB value is 136, 149, 110: 136 red, 149 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88956E?

The complementary color is #7B6E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88956E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88956E color

#88956E rgb(136, 149, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #88956E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 58.4% green and 43.1% blue (136, 149, 110).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#88956E color codes

HEX	`#88956E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 149, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 58.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 26%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.76, -11.77, 19.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.76, 22.43, 121.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.715, 27.855, 18.876)`
Decimal	`8951150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88956E, 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 #88956E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88956E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #88956E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88956e; }
.text { color: #88956e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88956e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 149 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88956e, #75956e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #88956E?: #88956E 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 #88956E?: The RGB value is 136, 149, 110: 136 red, 149 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88956E?: The complementary color is #7B6E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88956E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.