What color is #88AF9B?

#88AF9B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88AF9B?

The RGB value is 136, 175, 155: 136 red, 175 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88AF9B?

The complementary color is #AF889C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88AF9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88AF9B color

#88AF9B rgb(136, 175, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #88AF9B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 68.6% green and 60.8% blue (136, 175, 155).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% 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 8.65:1).

#88AF9B color codes

HEX	`#88AF9B`
RGB	`rgb(136, 175, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 68.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.21, -17.34, 5.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.21, 18.34, 161.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.398, 38.26, 36.735)`
Decimal	`8957851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88AF9B, 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 #88AF9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88AF9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #88AF9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88af9b; }
.text { color: #88af9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88af9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 175 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88af9b, #88afaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #88AF9B?: #88AF9B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88AF9B?: The RGB value is 136, 175, 155: 136 red, 175 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88AF9B?: The complementary color is #AF889C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88AF9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.