What color is #88987F?

#88987F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88987F?

The RGB value is 136, 152, 127: 136 red, 152 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88987F?

The complementary color is #8F7F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88987F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88987F color

#88987F rgb(136, 152, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #88987F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 59.6% green and 49.8% blue (136, 152, 127).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#88987F color codes

HEX	`#88987F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 152, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 59.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.98, -10.54, 11.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.98, 15.42, 133.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.212, 29.223, 24.387)`
Decimal	`8951935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88987F, 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 #88987F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88987F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #88987F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88987f; }
.text { color: #88987f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88987f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 152 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88987f, #7f9883); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88987F?: #88987F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88987F?: The RGB value is 136, 152, 127: 136 red, 152 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88987F?: The complementary color is #8F7F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88987F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.