What color is #88957D?

#88957D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88957D?

The RGB value is 136, 149, 125: 136 red, 149 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88957D?

The complementary color is #8A7D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88957D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88957D color

#88957D rgb(136, 149, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #88957D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 58.4% green and 49% blue (136, 149, 125).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#88957D color codes

HEX	`#88957D`
RGB	`rgb(136, 149, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 58.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.08, -9.27, 11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.08, 14.48, 129.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.602, 28.21, 23.547)`
Decimal	`8951165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88957D, 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 #88957D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88957D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #88957D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88957d; }
.text { color: #88957d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88957d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 149 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88957d, #7d957e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #88957D?: #88957D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88957D?: The RGB value is 136, 149, 125: 136 red, 149 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88957D?: The complementary color is #8A7D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88957D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.