What color is #88A682?

#88A682 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88A682?

The RGB value is 136, 166, 130: 136 red, 166 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A682?

The complementary color is #A082A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A682?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A682 color

#88A682 rgb(136, 166, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #88A682 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 65.1% green and 51% blue (136, 166, 130).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#88A682 color codes

HEX	`#88A682`
RGB	`rgb(136, 166, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 65.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 22%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.06, -17.41, 15.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.06, 23.18, 138.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.818, 34.118, 26.235)`
Decimal	`8955522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A682, 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 #88A682	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A682 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #88A682 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a682; }
.text { color: #88a682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a682; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 166 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a682, #82a68e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88A682?: #88A682 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88A682?: The RGB value is 136, 166, 130: 136 red, 166 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A682?: The complementary color is #A082A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A682?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.