What color is #88B882?

#88B882 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88B882?

The RGB value is 136, 184, 130: 136 red, 184 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88B882?

The complementary color is #B282B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88B882?

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.

#88B882 color

#88B882 rgb(136, 184, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #88B882 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 72.2% green and 51% blue (136, 184, 130).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 28% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#88B882 color codes

HEX	`#88B882`
RGB	`rgb(136, 184, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 72.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 28%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 29%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 29%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.26, -26.47, 22.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.26, 34.71, 139.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.322, 41.126, 27.403)`
Decimal	`8960130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88B882, 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 #88B882	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88B882 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 #88B882 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88b882; }
.text { color: #88b882; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88b882; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 184 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88b882, #82b897); }

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Questions

What color is #88B882?: #88B882 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88B882?: The RGB value is 136, 184, 130: 136 red, 184 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88B882?: The complementary color is #B282B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88B882?: 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.