What color is #88B39B?

#88B39B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88B39B?

The RGB value is 136, 179, 155: 136 red, 179 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88B39B?

The complementary color is #B388A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88B39B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88B39B color

#88B39B rgb(136, 179, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #88B39B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 70.2% green and 60.8% blue (136, 179, 155).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#88B39B color codes

HEX	`#88B39B`
RGB	`rgb(136, 179, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 70.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 24%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 13%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.36, -19.4, 7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.36, 20.83, 158.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.188, 39.84, 36.998)`
Decimal	`8958875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88B39B, 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 #88B39B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88B39B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #88B39B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88b39b; }
.text { color: #88b39b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88b39b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 179 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88b39b, #88b3b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #88B39B?: #88B39B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88B39B?: The RGB value is 136, 179, 155: 136 red, 179 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88B39B?: The complementary color is #B388A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88B39B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.