What color is #88A278?

#88A278 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88A278?

The RGB value is 136, 162, 120: 136 red, 162 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A278?

The complementary color is #9278A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A278?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A278 color

#88A278 rgb(136, 162, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #88A278 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 63.5% green and 47.1% blue (136, 162, 120).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#88A278 color codes

HEX	`#88A278`
RGB	`rgb(136, 162, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 63.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.7, -17.03, 18.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.7, 25.47, 131.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.463, 32.431, 22.631)`
Decimal	`8954488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A278, 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 #88A278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #88A278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a278; }
.text { color: #88a278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 162 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a278, #78a27d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88A278?: #88A278 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88A278?: The RGB value is 136, 162, 120: 136 red, 162 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A278?: The complementary color is #9278A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A278?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.