What color is #88B685?

#88B685 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88B685?

The RGB value is 136, 182, 133: 136 red, 182 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88B685?

The complementary color is #B385B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88B685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88B685 color

#88B685 rgb(136, 182, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #88B685 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 71.4% green and 52.2% blue (136, 182, 133).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 25% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#88B685 color codes

HEX	`#88B685`
RGB	`rgb(136, 182, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 71.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 25%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 27%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 27%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.74, -24.98, 20.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.74, 32.08, 141.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.114, 40.383, 28.341)`
Decimal	`8959621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88B685, 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 #88B685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88B685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #88B685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88b685; }
.text { color: #88b685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88b685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 182 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88b685, #85b69b); }

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Questions

What color is #88B685?: #88B685 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88B685?: The RGB value is 136, 182, 133: 136 red, 182 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88B685?: The complementary color is #B385B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88B685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.