What color is #88AFAB?

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

What is the RGB value of #88AFAB?

The RGB value is 136, 175, 171: 136 red, 175 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88AFAB?

The complementary color is #AF888C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88AFAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88AFAB color

#88AFAB rgb(136, 175, 171)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 68.6% green and 67.1% blue (136, 175, 171).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#88AFAB color codes

HEX	`#88AFAB`
RGB	`rgb(136, 175, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 68.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.63, -13.96, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.63, 14.15, 189.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.832, 38.833, 44.286)`
Decimal	`8957867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88AFAB, 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 #88AFAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88AFAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #88AFAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88afab; }
.text { color: #88afab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88afab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 175 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88afab, #88a0af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #88AFAB?: #88AFAB is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88AFAB?: The RGB value is 136, 175, 171: 136 red, 175 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88AFAB?: The complementary color is #AF888C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88AFAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.