What color is #88A994?

#88A994 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88A994?

The RGB value is 136, 169, 148: 136 red, 169 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88A994?

The complementary color is #A9889D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88A994?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88A994 color

#88A994 rgb(136, 169, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #88A994 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 66.3% green and 58% blue (136, 169, 148).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#88A994 color codes

HEX	`#88A994`
RGB	`rgb(136, 169, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 66.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 12%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.33, -15.62, 7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.33, 17.17, 155.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.685, 35.747, 33.347)`
Decimal	`8956308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88A994, 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 #88A994	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88A994 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #88A994 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88a994; }
.text { color: #88a994; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88a994; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 169 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88a994, #88a9a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88A994?: #88A994 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88A994?: The RGB value is 136, 169, 148: 136 red, 169 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88A994?: The complementary color is #A9889D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88A994?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.