What color is #88B1C6?

#88B1C6 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Juvie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88B1C6?

The RGB value is 136, 177, 198: 136 red, 177 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88B1C6?

The complementary color is #C69D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88B1C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88B1C6 color

#88B1C6 rgb(136, 177, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #88B1C6 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 69.4% green and 77.6% blue (136, 177, 198).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 35% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Juvie (#8ABBD0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#88B1C6 color codes

HEX	`#88B1C6`
RGB	`rgb(136, 177, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 69.4%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 35%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 31%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 11%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70, -8.72, -15.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70, 17.46, 240.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.065, 40.754, 59.381)`
Decimal	`8958406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88B1C6, 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 #88B1C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88B1C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #88B1C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88b1c6; }
.text { color: #88b1c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88b1c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 177 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88b1c6, #8892c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #88B1C6?: #88B1C6 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Juvie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88B1C6?: The RGB value is 136, 177, 198: 136 red, 177 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88B1C6?: The complementary color is #C69D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88B1C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.