What color is #88A686?

#88A686 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88A686?

The RGB value is 136, 166, 134: 136 red, 166 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A686?

The complementary color is #A486A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A686?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A686 color

#88A686 rgb(136, 166, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #88A686 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 65.1% green and 52.5% blue (136, 166, 134).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#88A686 color codes

HEX	`#88A686`
RGB	`rgb(136, 166, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 65.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 19%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.14, -16.7, 13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.14, 21.29, 141.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.092, 34.227, 27.676)`
Decimal	`8955526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A686, 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 #88A686	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A686 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #88A686 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a686; }
.text { color: #88a686; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a686; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 166 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a686, #86a694); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88A686?: #88A686 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88A686?: The RGB value is 136, 166, 134: 136 red, 166 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A686?: The complementary color is #A486A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A686?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.