What color is #88AA89?

#88AA89 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88AA89?

The RGB value is 136, 170, 137: 136 red, 170 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88AA89?

The complementary color is #AA88A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88AA89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88AA89 color

#88AA89 rgb(136, 170, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #88AA89 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 66.7% green and 53.7% blue (136, 170, 137).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#88AA89 color codes

HEX	`#88AA89`
RGB	`rgb(136, 170, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 66.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.36, -18.22, 13.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.36, 22.54, 143.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.042, 35.789, 29.04)`
Decimal	`8956553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88AA89, 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 #88AA89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88AA89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #88AA89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88aa89; }
.text { color: #88aa89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88aa89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 170 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88aa89, #88aa9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88AA89?: #88AA89 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88AA89?: The RGB value is 136, 170, 137: 136 red, 170 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88AA89?: The complementary color is #AA88A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88AA89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.