What color is #88B371?

#88B371 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88B371?

The RGB value is 136, 179, 113: 136 red, 179 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88B371?

The complementary color is #9C71B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88B371?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88B371 color

#88B371 rgb(136, 179, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #88B371 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 70.2% green and 44.3% blue (136, 179, 113).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 30% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#88B371 color codes

HEX	`#88B371`
RGB	`rgb(136, 179, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 70.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 30%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 37%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 37%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.51, -26.68, 29.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.51, 39.53, 132.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.253, 38.666, 21.542)`
Decimal	`8958833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88B371, 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 #88B371	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88B371 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #88B371 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88b371; }
.text { color: #88b371; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88b371; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 179 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88b371, #71b37b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #88B371?: #88B371 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88B371?: The RGB value is 136, 179, 113: 136 red, 179 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88B371?: The complementary color is #9C71B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88B371?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.