What color is #88AB8B?

#88AB8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88AB8B?

The RGB value is 136, 171, 139: 136 red, 171 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88AB8B?

The complementary color is #AB88A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88AB8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88AB8B color

#88AB8B rgb(136, 171, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #88AB8B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 67.1% green and 54.5% blue (136, 171, 139).

Its hue angle is 125°, 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 OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#88AB8B color codes

HEX	`#88AB8B`
RGB	`rgb(136, 171, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 67.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.69, -18.37, 12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.69, 22.29, 145.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.375, 36.223, 29.865)`
Decimal	`8956811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88AB8B, 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 #88AB8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88AB8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #88AB8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88ab8b; }
.text { color: #88ab8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88ab8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 171 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88ab8b, #88ab9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88AB8B?: #88AB8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88AB8B?: The RGB value is 136, 171, 139: 136 red, 171 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88AB8B?: The complementary color is #AB88A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88AB8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.