What color is #88AA84?

#88AA84 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 #88AA84?

The RGB value is 136, 170, 132: 136 red, 170 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88AA84?

The complementary color is #A684AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88AA84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88AA84 color

#88AA84 rgb(136, 170, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #88AA84 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 66.7% green and 51.8% blue (136, 170, 132).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#88AA84 color codes

HEX	`#88AA84`
RGB	`rgb(136, 170, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 66.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 22%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.25, -19.12, 15.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.25, 24.84, 140.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.692, 35.649, 27.195)`
Decimal	`8956548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88AA84, 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 #88AA84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88AA84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #88AA84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88aa84; }
.text { color: #88aa84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88aa84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 170 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88aa84, #84aa93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88AA84?: #88AA84 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 #88AA84?: The RGB value is 136, 170, 132: 136 red, 170 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88AA84?: The complementary color is #A684AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88AA84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.