What color is #88A768?

#88A768 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88A768?

The RGB value is 136, 167, 104: 136 red, 167 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A768?

The complementary color is #8768A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A768?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A768 color

#88A768 rgb(136, 167, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #88A768 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 65.5% green and 40.8% blue (136, 167, 104).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#88A768 color codes

HEX	`#88A768`
RGB	`rgb(136, 167, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 65.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 38%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 38%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.86, -22.01, 29.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.86, 36.54, 127.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.47, 33.871, 18.237)`
Decimal	`8955752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A768, 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 #88A768	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A768 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #88A768 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a768; }
.text { color: #88a768; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a768; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 167 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a768, #69a768); }

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Questions

What color is #88A768?: #88A768 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88A768?: The RGB value is 136, 167, 104: 136 red, 167 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A768?: The complementary color is #8768A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A768?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.