What color is #88A78E?

#88A78E is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88A78E?

The RGB value is 136, 167, 142: 136 red, 167 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A78E?

The complementary color is #A788A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A78E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A78E color

#88A78E rgb(136, 167, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #88A78E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 65.5% green and 55.7% blue (136, 167, 142).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#88A78E color codes

HEX	`#88A78E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 167, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 65.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 15%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.61, -15.73, 9.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.61, 18.35, 149.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.853, 34.824, 30.787)`
Decimal	`8955790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A78E, 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 #88A78E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A78E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #88A78E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a78e; }
.text { color: #88a78e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a78e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 167 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a78e, #88a79e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88A78E?: #88A78E is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88A78E?: The RGB value is 136, 167, 142: 136 red, 167 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A78E?: The complementary color is #A788A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A78E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.