What color is #88B299?

#88B299 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88B299?

The RGB value is 136, 178, 153: 136 red, 178 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88B299?

The complementary color is #B288A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88B299?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88B299 color

#88B299 rgb(136, 178, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #88B299 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 69.8% green and 60% blue (136, 178, 153).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#88B299 color codes

HEX	`#88B299`
RGB	`rgb(136, 178, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 69.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 24%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 14%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.02, -19.28, 8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.02, 20.96, 156.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.822, 39.374, 36.054)`
Decimal	`8958617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88B299, 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 #88B299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88B299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #88B299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88b299; }
.text { color: #88b299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88b299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 178 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88b299, #88b2ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #88B299?: #88B299 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88B299?: The RGB value is 136, 178, 153: 136 red, 178 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88B299?: The complementary color is #B288A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88B299?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.