What color is #88AE97?

#88AE97 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88AE97?

The RGB value is 136, 174, 151: 136 red, 174 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88AE97?

The complementary color is #AE889F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88AE97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88AE97 color

#88AE97 rgb(136, 174, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #88AE97 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 68.2% green and 59.2% blue (136, 174, 151).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#88AE97 color codes

HEX	`#88AE97`
RGB	`rgb(136, 174, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 68.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 22%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.83, -17.62, 7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.83, 19.2, 156.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.874, 37.74, 34.93)`
Decimal	`8957591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88AE97, 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 #88AE97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88AE97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #88AE97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88ae97; }
.text { color: #88ae97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88ae97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 174 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88ae97, #88aeaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #88AE97?: #88AE97 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88AE97?: The RGB value is 136, 174, 151: 136 red, 174 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88AE97?: The complementary color is #AE889F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88AE97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.