What color is #88AD9E?

#88AD9E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88AD9E?

The RGB value is 136, 173, 158: 136 red, 173 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88AD9E?

The complementary color is #AD8897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88AD9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88AD9E color

#88AD9E rgb(136, 173, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #88AD9E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 67.8% green and 62% blue (136, 173, 158).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#88AD9E color codes

HEX	`#88AD9E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 173, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 67.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 9%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.72, -15.69, 3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.72, 16.09, 167.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.267, 37.589, 37.949)`
Decimal	`8957342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88AD9E, 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 #88AD9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88AD9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #88AD9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88ad9e; }
.text { color: #88ad9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88ad9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 173 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88ad9e, #88aaad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #88AD9E?: #88AD9E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88AD9E?: The RGB value is 136, 173, 158: 136 red, 173 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88AD9E?: The complementary color is #AD8897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88AD9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.