What color is #88B295?

#88B295 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88B295?

The RGB value is 136, 178, 149: 136 red, 178 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88B295?

The complementary color is #B288A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88B295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88B295 color

#88B295 rgb(136, 178, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #88B295 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 69.8% green and 58.4% blue (136, 178, 149).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#88B295 color codes

HEX	`#88B295`
RGB	`rgb(136, 178, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 69.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 24%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 16%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.93, -20.06, 10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.93, 22.55, 152.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.497, 39.244, 34.343)`
Decimal	`8958613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88B295, 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 #88B295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88B295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #88B295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88b295; }
.text { color: #88b295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88b295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 178 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88b295, #88b2aa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #88B295?: #88B295 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88B295?: The RGB value is 136, 178, 149: 136 red, 178 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88B295?: The complementary color is #B288A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88B295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.