What color is #88B28F?

#88B28F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88B28F?

The RGB value is 136, 178, 143: 136 red, 178 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88B28F?

The complementary color is #B288AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88B28F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88B28F color

#88B28F rgb(136, 178, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #88B28F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 69.8% green and 56.1% blue (136, 178, 143).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#88B28F color codes

HEX	`#88B28F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 178, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 69.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 24%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 20%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.79, -21.2, 13.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.79, 25.07, 147.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.03, 39.057, 31.885)`
Decimal	`8958607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88B28F, 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 #88B28F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88B28F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #88B28F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88b28f; }
.text { color: #88b28f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88b28f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 178 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88b28f, #88b2a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #88B28F?: #88B28F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88B28F?: The RGB value is 136, 178, 143: 136 red, 178 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88B28F?: The complementary color is #B288AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88B28F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.