What color is #88A28A?

#88A28A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88A28A?

The RGB value is 136, 162, 138: 136 red, 162 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A28A?

The complementary color is #A288A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A28A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A28A color

#88A28A rgb(136, 162, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #88A28A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 63.5% green and 54.1% blue (136, 162, 138).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#88A28A color codes

HEX	`#88A28A`
RGB	`rgb(136, 162, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 63.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 16%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.09, -13.86, 9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.09, 16.81, 145.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.66, 32.909, 28.935)`
Decimal	`8954506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A28A, 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 #88A28A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A28A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #88A28A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a28a; }
.text { color: #88a28a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a28a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 162 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a28a, #88a297); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88A28A?: #88A28A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88A28A?: The RGB value is 136, 162, 138: 136 red, 162 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A28A?: The complementary color is #A288A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A28A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.