What color is #88AA7C?

#88AA7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88AA7C?

The RGB value is 136, 170, 124: 136 red, 170 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88AA7C?

The complementary color is #9E7CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88AA7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88AA7C color

#88AA7C rgb(136, 170, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #88AA7C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 66.7% green and 48.6% blue (136, 170, 124).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#88AA7C color codes

HEX	`#88AA7C`
RGB	`rgb(136, 170, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 66.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 27%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.09, -20.48, 20.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.09, 28.64, 135.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.165, 35.438, 24.421)`
Decimal	`8956540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88AA7C, 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 #88AA7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88AA7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #88AA7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88aa7c; }
.text { color: #88aa7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88aa7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 170 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88aa7c, #7caa87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88AA7C?: #88AA7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88AA7C?: The RGB value is 136, 170, 124: 136 red, 170 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88AA7C?: The complementary color is #9E7CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88AA7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.