What color is #88A993?

#88A993 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88A993?

The RGB value is 136, 169, 147: 136 red, 169 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A993?

The complementary color is #A9889E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A993 color

#88A993 rgb(136, 169, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #88A993 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 66.3% green and 57.6% blue (136, 169, 147).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#88A993 color codes

HEX	`#88A993`
RGB	`rgb(136, 169, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 66.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 13%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.3, -15.81, 7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.3, 17.57, 154.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.606, 35.716, 32.932)`
Decimal	`8956307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A993, 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 #88A993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #88A993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a993; }
.text { color: #88a993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 169 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a993, #88a9a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88A993?: #88A993 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88A993?: The RGB value is 136, 169, 147: 136 red, 169 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A993?: The complementary color is #A9889E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.