What color is #88A784?

#88A784 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88A784?

The RGB value is 136, 167, 132: 136 red, 167 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A784?

The complementary color is #A384A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A784?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A784 color

#88A784 rgb(136, 167, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #88A784 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 65.5% green and 51.8% blue (136, 167, 132).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#88A784 color codes

HEX	`#88A784`
RGB	`rgb(136, 167, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 65.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 21%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.39, -17.57, 14.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.39, 22.88, 140.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.136, 34.537, 27.009)`
Decimal	`8955780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A784, 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 #88A784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A784 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #88A784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a784; }
.text { color: #88a784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 167 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a784, #84a792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88A784?: #88A784 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88A784?: The RGB value is 136, 167, 132: 136 red, 167 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A784?: The complementary color is #A384A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A784?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.