What color is #88A583?

#88A583 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88A583?

The RGB value is 136, 165, 131: 136 red, 165 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A583?

The complementary color is #A083A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A583?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A583 color

#88A583 rgb(136, 165, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #88A583 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 64.7% green and 51.4% blue (136, 165, 131).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#88A583 color codes

HEX	`#88A583`
RGB	`rgb(136, 165, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 64.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 21%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.79, -16.71, 14.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.79, 22.05, 139.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.704, 33.783, 26.529)`
Decimal	`8955267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A583, 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 #88A583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #88A583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a583; }
.text { color: #88a583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 165 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a583, #83a58f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88A583?: #88A583 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88A583?: The RGB value is 136, 165, 131: 136 red, 165 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A583?: The complementary color is #A083A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A583?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.