What color is #88B69E?

#88B69E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88B69E?

The RGB value is 136, 182, 158: 136 red, 182 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88B69E?

The complementary color is #B688A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88B69E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88B69E color

#88B69E rgb(136, 182, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #88B69E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 71.4% green and 62% blue (136, 182, 158).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#88B69E color codes

HEX	`#88B69E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 182, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 71.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 25%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.29, -20.32, 7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.29, 21.59, 160.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.051, 41.157, 38.544)`
Decimal	`8959646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88B69E, 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 #88B69E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88B69E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #88B69E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88b69e; }
.text { color: #88b69e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88b69e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 182 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88b69e, #88b6b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #88B69E?: #88B69E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88B69E?: The RGB value is 136, 182, 158: 136 red, 182 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88B69E?: The complementary color is #B688A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88B69E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.