What color is #88A98C?

#88A98C is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88A98C?

The RGB value is 136, 169, 140: 136 red, 169 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A98C?

The complementary color is #A988A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A98C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A98C color

#88A98C rgb(136, 169, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #88A98C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 66.3% green and 54.9% blue (136, 169, 140).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#88A98C color codes

HEX	`#88A98C`
RGB	`rgb(136, 169, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 66.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 17%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.14, -17.15, 11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.14, 20.54, 146.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.074, 35.503, 30.127)`
Decimal	`8956300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A98C, 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 #88A98C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A98C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #88A98C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a98c; }
.text { color: #88a98c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a98c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 169 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a98c, #88a99c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88A98C?: #88A98C is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88A98C?: The RGB value is 136, 169, 140: 136 red, 169 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A98C?: The complementary color is #A988A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A98C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.