What color is #88AA6F?

#88AA6F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88AA6F?

The RGB value is 136, 170, 111: 136 red, 170 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88AA6F?

The complementary color is #916FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88AA6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88AA6F color

#88AA6F rgb(136, 170, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #88AA6F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 66.7% green and 43.5% blue (136, 170, 111).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lush Fields (#88AA77), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#88AA6F color codes

HEX	`#88AA6F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 170, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 66.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 35%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.85, -22.52, 26.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.85, 34.95, 130.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.397, 35.131, 20.373)`
Decimal	`8956527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88AA6F, 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 #88AA6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88AA6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #88AA6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88aa6f; }
.text { color: #88aa6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88aa6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 170 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88aa6f, #6faa74); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #88AA6F?: #88AA6F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88AA6F?: The RGB value is 136, 170, 111: 136 red, 170 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88AA6F?: The complementary color is #916FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88AA6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.