What color is #88A59F?

#88A59F 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 #88A59F?

The RGB value is 136, 165, 159: 136 red, 165 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A59F?

The complementary color is #A5888E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A59F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A59F color

#88A59F rgb(136, 165, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88A59F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 64.7% green and 62.4% blue (136, 165, 159).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 14% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#88A59F color codes

HEX	`#88A59F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 165, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 64.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 14%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 18%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.47, -11.26, -0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.47, 11.26, 181.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.865, 34.647, 37.908)`
Decimal	`8955295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A59F, 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 #88A59F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A59F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #88A59F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a59f; }
.text { color: #88a59f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a59f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 165 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a59f, #889ca5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #88A59F?: #88A59F 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 #88A59F?: The RGB value is 136, 165, 159: 136 red, 165 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A59F?: The complementary color is #A5888E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A59F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.