What color is #88A085?

#88A085 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88A085?

The RGB value is 136, 160, 133: 136 red, 160 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A085?

The complementary color is #9D85A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A085?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A085 color

#88A085 rgb(136, 160, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #88A085 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 62.7% green and 52.2% blue (136, 160, 133).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#88A085 color codes

HEX	`#88A085`
RGB	`rgb(136, 160, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 62.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.4, -13.73, 11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.4, 17.79, 140.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.957, 32.069, 26.955)`
Decimal	`8953989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A085, 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 #88A085	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A085 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #88A085 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a085; }
.text { color: #88a085; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a085; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 160 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a085, #85a090); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88A085?: #88A085 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88A085?: The RGB value is 136, 160, 133: 136 red, 160 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A085?: The complementary color is #9D85A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A085?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.