What color is #88ACA9?

#88ACA9 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88ACA9?

The RGB value is 136, 172, 169: 136 red, 172 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88ACA9?

The complementary color is #AC888B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88ACA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88ACA9 color

#88ACA9 rgb(136, 172, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #88ACA9 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 67.5% green and 66.3% blue (136, 172, 169).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#88ACA9 color codes

HEX	`#88ACA9`
RGB	`rgb(136, 172, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 67.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.73, -12.82, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.73, 13.06, 190.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.065, 37.603, 43.097)`
Decimal	`8957097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88ACA9, 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 #88ACA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88ACA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #88ACA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88aca9; }
.text { color: #88aca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88aca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 172 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88aca9, #889dac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #88ACA9?: #88ACA9 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88ACA9?: The RGB value is 136, 172, 169: 136 red, 172 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88ACA9?: The complementary color is #AC888B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88ACA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.