What color is #88B16C?

#88B16C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88B16C?

The RGB value is 136, 177, 108: 136 red, 177 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88B16C?

The complementary color is #956CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88B16C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88B16C color

#88B16C rgb(136, 177, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #88B16C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 69.4% green and 42.4% blue (136, 177, 108).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 31% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87B364), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#88B16C color codes

HEX	`#88B16C`
RGB	`rgb(136, 177, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 69.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 31%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 39%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 39%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.84, -26.41, 30.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.84, 40.68, 130.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.582, 37.761, 19.967)`
Decimal	`8958316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88B16C, 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 #88B16C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88B16C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #88B16C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88b16c; }
.text { color: #88b16c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88b16c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 177 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88b16c, #6cb173); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #88B16C?: #88B16C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88B16C?: The RGB value is 136, 177, 108: 136 red, 177 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88B16C?: The complementary color is #956CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88B16C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.