What color is #88A579?

#88A579 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 #88A579?

The RGB value is 136, 165, 121: 136 red, 165 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A579?

The complementary color is #9679A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A579?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A579 color

#88A579 rgb(136, 165, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #88A579 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 64.7% green and 47.5% blue (136, 165, 121).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 35% 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 7.7:1).

#88A579 color codes

HEX	`#88A579`
RGB	`rgb(136, 165, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 64.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 27%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.58, -18.42, 19.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.58, 26.9, 133.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.059, 33.525, 23.131)`
Decimal	`8955257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A579, 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 #88A579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #88A579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a579; }
.text { color: #88a579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 165 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a579, #79a580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88A579?: #88A579 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 #88A579?: The RGB value is 136, 165, 121: 136 red, 165 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A579?: The complementary color is #9679A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A579?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.