What color is #88B9AE?

#88B9AE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88B9AE?

The RGB value is 136, 185, 174: 136 red, 185 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88B9AE?

The complementary color is #B98893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88B9AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88B9AE color

#88B9AE rgb(136, 185, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #88B9AE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 72.5% green and 68.2% blue (136, 185, 174).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#88B9AE color codes

HEX	`#88B9AE`
RGB	`rgb(136, 185, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 72.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.55, -18.49, 0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.55, 18.5, 178.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.14, 42.987, 46.482)`
Decimal	`8960430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88B9AE, 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 #88B9AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88B9AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #88B9AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88b9ae; }
.text { color: #88b9ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88b9ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 185 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88b9ae, #88acb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #88B9AE?: #88B9AE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88B9AE?: The RGB value is 136, 185, 174: 136 red, 185 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88B9AE?: The complementary color is #B98893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88B9AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.