What color is #88B791?

#88B791 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88B791?

The RGB value is 136, 183, 145: 136 red, 183 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88B791?

The complementary color is #B788AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88B791?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88B791 color

#88B791 rgb(136, 183, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #88B791 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 71.8% green and 56.9% blue (136, 183, 145).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#88B791 color codes

HEX	`#88B791`
RGB	`rgb(136, 183, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 71.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 21%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.28, -23.34, 14.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.28, 27.41, 148.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.196, 41.144, 33.028)`
Decimal	`8959889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88B791, 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 #88B791	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88B791 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #88B791 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88b791; }
.text { color: #88b791; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88b791; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 183 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88b791, #88b7a9); }

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Questions

What color is #88B791?: #88B791 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88B791?: The RGB value is 136, 183, 145: 136 red, 183 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88B791?: The complementary color is #B788AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88B791?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.