What color is #88986A?

#88986A 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 #88986A?

The RGB value is 136, 152, 106: 136 red, 152 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88986A?

The complementary color is #7A6A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88986A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88986A color

#88986A rgb(136, 152, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #88986A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 59.6% green and 41.6% blue (136, 152, 106).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#88986A color codes

HEX	`#88986A`
RGB	`rgb(136, 152, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 59.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 30%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.54, -13.98, 22.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.54, 26.38, 121.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.983, 28.731, 17.915)`
Decimal	`8951914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88986A, 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 #88986A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88986A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #88986A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88986a; }
.text { color: #88986a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88986a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 152 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88986a, #71986a); }

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Questions

What color is #88986A?: #88986A 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 #88986A?: The RGB value is 136, 152, 106: 136 red, 152 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88986A?: The complementary color is #7A6A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88986A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.