What color is #88967E?

#88967E 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 #88967E?

The RGB value is 136, 150, 126: 136 red, 150 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88967E?

The complementary color is #8C7E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88967E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88967E color

#88967E rgb(136, 150, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #88967E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 58.8% green and 49.4% blue (136, 150, 126).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#88967E color codes

HEX	`#88967E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 150, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 58.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 16%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 16%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.39, -9.64, 10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.39, 14.62, 131.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.825, 28.553, 23.938)`
Decimal	`8951422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88967E, 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 #88967E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88967E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #88967E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88967e; }
.text { color: #88967e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88967e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 150 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88967e, #7e9680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #88967E?: #88967E 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 #88967E?: The RGB value is 136, 150, 126: 136 red, 150 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88967E?: The complementary color is #8C7E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88967E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.