What color is #88B6B4?

#88B6B4 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88B6B4?

The RGB value is 136, 182, 180: 136 red, 182 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88B6B4?

The complementary color is #B6888A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88B6B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88B6B4 color

#88B6B4 rgb(136, 182, 180)

Shades of teal

The hex color #88B6B4 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 71.4% green and 70.6% blue (136, 182, 180).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#88B6B4 color codes

HEX	`#88B6B4`
RGB	`rgb(136, 182, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 71.4%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 25%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.86, -15.61, -3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.86, 16.11, 194.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.117, 41.984, 49.425)`
Decimal	`8959668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88B6B4, 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 #88B6B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88B6B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #88B6B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88b6b4; }
.text { color: #88b6b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88b6b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 182 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88b6b4, #88a1b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #88B6B4?: #88B6B4 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88B6B4?: The RGB value is 136, 182, 180: 136 red, 182 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88B6B4?: The complementary color is #B6888A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88B6B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.