What color is #88AC8D?

#88AC8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88AC8D?

The RGB value is 136, 172, 141: 136 red, 172 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88AC8D?

The complementary color is #AC88A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88AC8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88AC8D color

#88AC8D rgb(136, 172, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #88AC8D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 67.5% green and 55.3% blue (136, 172, 141).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#88AC8D color codes

HEX	`#88AC8D`
RGB	`rgb(136, 172, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 67.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.02, -18.51, 11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.02, 22.06, 147.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.712, 36.662, 30.705)`
Decimal	`8957069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88AC8D, 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 #88AC8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88AC8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #88AC8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88ac8d; }
.text { color: #88ac8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88ac8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 172 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88ac8d, #88ac9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #88AC8D?: #88AC8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88AC8D?: The RGB value is 136, 172, 141: 136 red, 172 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88AC8D?: The complementary color is #AC88A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88AC8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.