What color is #88B098?

#88B098 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88B098?

The RGB value is 136, 176, 152: 136 red, 176 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88B098?

The complementary color is #B088A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88B098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88B098 color

#88B098 rgb(136, 176, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #88B098 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 69% green and 59.6% blue (136, 176, 152).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#88B098 color codes

HEX	`#88B098`
RGB	`rgb(136, 176, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 69%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.42, -18.46, 7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.42, 20.08, 156.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.345, 38.551, 35.489)`
Decimal	`8958104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88B098, 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 #88B098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88B098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #88B098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88b098; }
.text { color: #88b098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88b098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 176 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88b098, #88b0ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #88B098?: #88B098 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88B098?: The RGB value is 136, 176, 152: 136 red, 176 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88B098?: The complementary color is #B088A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88B098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.