What color is #88A56A?

#88A56A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88A56A?

The RGB value is 136, 165, 106: 136 red, 165 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A56A?

The complementary color is #876AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A56A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A56A color

#88A56A rgb(136, 165, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #88A56A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 64.7% green and 41.6% blue (136, 165, 106).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 25% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#88A56A color codes

HEX	`#88A56A`
RGB	`rgb(136, 165, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 64.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 25%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 36%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 36%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.31, -20.72, 27.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.31, 34.34, 127.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.21, 33.185, 18.657)`
Decimal	`8955242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A56A, 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 #88A56A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A56A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #88A56A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a56a; }
.text { color: #88a56a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a56a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 165 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a56a, #6aa56a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #88A56A?: #88A56A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88A56A?: The RGB value is 136, 165, 106: 136 red, 165 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A56A?: The complementary color is #876AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A56A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.