What color is #88B0A3?

#88B0A3 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88B0A3?

The RGB value is 136, 176, 163: 136 red, 176 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88B0A3?

The complementary color is #B08895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88B0A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88B0A3 color

#88B0A3 rgb(136, 176, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #88B0A3 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 69% green and 63.9% blue (136, 176, 163).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#88B0A3 color codes

HEX	`#88B0A3`
RGB	`rgb(136, 176, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 69%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 7%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.7, -16.21, 2.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.7, 16.36, 172.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.288, 38.928, 40.456)`
Decimal	`8958115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88B0A3, 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 #88B0A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88B0A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #88B0A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88b0a3; }
.text { color: #88b0a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88b0a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 176 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88b0a3, #88a9b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #88B0A3?: #88B0A3 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88B0A3?: The RGB value is 136, 176, 163: 136 red, 176 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88B0A3?: The complementary color is #B08895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88B0A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.