What color is #88A49C?

#88A49C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88A49C?

The RGB value is 136, 164, 156: 136 red, 164 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A49C?

The complementary color is #A48890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A49C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A49C color

#88A49C rgb(136, 164, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88A49C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 64.3% green and 61.2% blue (136, 164, 156).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#88A49C color codes

HEX	`#88A49C`
RGB	`rgb(136, 164, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 64.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.11, -11.35, 0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.11, 11.39, 175.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.428, 34.185, 36.494)`
Decimal	`8955036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A49C, 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 #88A49C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A49C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #88A49C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a49c; }
.text { color: #88a49c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a49c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 164 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a49c, #889ea4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #88A49C?: #88A49C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88A49C?: The RGB value is 136, 164, 156: 136 red, 164 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A49C?: The complementary color is #A48890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A49C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.