What color is #88A374?

#88A374 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 #88A374?

The RGB value is 136, 163, 116: 136 red, 163 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A374?

The complementary color is #8F74A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A374?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A374 color

#88A374 rgb(136, 163, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #88A374 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 63.9% green and 45.5% blue (136, 163, 116).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#88A374 color codes

HEX	`#88A374`
RGB	`rgb(136, 163, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 63.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 29%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 29%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.91, -18.19, 21.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.91, 28.1, 130.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.402, 32.689, 21.438)`
Decimal	`8954740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A374, 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 #88A374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #88A374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a374; }
.text { color: #88a374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 163 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a374, #74a378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88A374?: #88A374 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 #88A374?: The RGB value is 136, 163, 116: 136 red, 163 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A374?: The complementary color is #8F74A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.