What color is #88A07F?

#88A07F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88A07F?

The RGB value is 136, 160, 127: 136 red, 160 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A07F?

The complementary color is #977FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A07F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A07F color

#88A07F rgb(136, 160, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #88A07F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 62.7% green and 49.8% blue (136, 160, 127).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#88A07F color codes

HEX	`#88A07F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 160, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 62.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 21%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 21%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.27, -14.8, 14.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.27, 20.7, 135.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.554, 31.908, 24.834)`
Decimal	`8953983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A07F, 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 #88A07F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A07F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	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 #88A07F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a07f; }
.text { color: #88a07f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a07f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 160 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a07f, #7fa087); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88A07F?: #88A07F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88A07F?: The RGB value is 136, 160, 127: 136 red, 160 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A07F?: The complementary color is #977FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A07F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.