What color is #88B1AE?

#88B1AE is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88B1AE?

The RGB value is 136, 177, 174: 136 red, 177 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88B1AE?

The complementary color is #B1888B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88B1AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88B1AE color

#88B1AE rgb(136, 177, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #88B1AE is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 69.4% green and 68.2% blue (136, 177, 174).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#88B1AE color codes

HEX	`#88B1AE`
RGB	`rgb(136, 177, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 69.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.28, -14.35, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.28, 14.65, 191.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.513, 39.733, 45.94)`
Decimal	`8958382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88B1AE, 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 #88B1AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88B1AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #88B1AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88b1ae; }
.text { color: #88b1ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88b1ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 177 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88b1ae, #88a0b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #88B1AE?: #88B1AE is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88B1AE?: The RGB value is 136, 177, 174: 136 red, 177 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88B1AE?: The complementary color is #B1888B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88B1AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.