What color is #88AEA8?

#88AEA8 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88AEA8?

The RGB value is 136, 174, 168: 136 red, 174 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88AEA8?

The complementary color is #AE888E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88AEA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88AEA8 color

#88AEA8 rgb(136, 174, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #88AEA8 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 68.2% green and 65.9% blue (136, 174, 168).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#88AEA8 color codes

HEX	`#88AEA8`
RGB	`rgb(136, 174, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 68.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 22%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 3%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.26, -14.09, -1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.26, 14.14, 184.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.355, 38.332, 42.732)`
Decimal	`8957608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88AEA8, 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 #88AEA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88AEA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #88AEA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88aea8; }
.text { color: #88aea8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88aea8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 174 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88aea8, #88a1ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #88AEA8?: #88AEA8 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88AEA8?: The RGB value is 136, 174, 168: 136 red, 174 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88AEA8?: The complementary color is #AE888E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88AEA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.