What color is #88ACAB?

#88ACAB is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88ACAB?

The RGB value is 136, 172, 171: 136 red, 172 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88ACAB?

The complementary color is #AC8889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88ACAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88ACAB color

#88ACAB rgb(136, 172, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #88ACAB is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 67.5% green and 67.1% blue (136, 172, 171).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#88ACAB color codes

HEX	`#88ACAB`
RGB	`rgb(136, 172, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 67.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.78, -12.38, -3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.78, 12.87, 195.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.254, 37.678, 44.093)`
Decimal	`8957099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88ACAB, 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 #88ACAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88ACAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #88ACAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88acab; }
.text { color: #88acab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88acab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 172 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88acab, #889bac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #88ACAB?: #88ACAB is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88ACAB?: The RGB value is 136, 172, 171: 136 red, 172 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88ACAB?: The complementary color is #AC8889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88ACAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.