What color is #88B581?

#88B581 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88B581?

The RGB value is 136, 181, 129: 136 red, 181 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88B581?

The complementary color is #AE81B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88B581?

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.

#88B581 color

#88B581 rgb(136, 181, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #88B581 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 71% green and 50.6% blue (136, 181, 129).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 26% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#88B581 color codes

HEX	`#88B581`
RGB	`rgb(136, 181, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 71%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 26%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 29%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 29%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.37, -25.16, 21.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.37, 33.28, 139.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.639, 39.866, 26.845)`
Decimal	`8959361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88B581, 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 #88B581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88B581 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 #88B581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88b581; }
.text { color: #88b581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88b581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 181 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88b581, #81b594); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #88B581?: #88B581 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88B581?: The RGB value is 136, 181, 129: 136 red, 181 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88B581?: The complementary color is #AE81B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88B581?: 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.