What color is #88A17F?

#88A17F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88A17F?

The RGB value is 136, 161, 127: 136 red, 161 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A17F?

The complementary color is #987FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A17F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A17F color

#88A17F rgb(136, 161, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #88A17F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 63.1% green and 49.8% blue (136, 161, 127).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#88A17F color codes

HEX	`#88A17F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 161, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 63.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 21%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 21%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.55, -15.33, 14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.55, 21.35, 135.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.728, 32.256, 24.892)`
Decimal	`8954239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A17F, 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 #88A17F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A17F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #88A17F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a17f; }
.text { color: #88a17f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a17f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 161 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a17f, #7fa187); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88A17F?: #88A17F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88A17F?: The RGB value is 136, 161, 127: 136 red, 161 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A17F?: The complementary color is #987FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A17F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.