What color is #88BA9A?

#88BA9A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88BA9A?

The RGB value is 136, 186, 154: 136 red, 186 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88BA9A?

The complementary color is #BA88A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88BA9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88BA9A color

#88BA9A rgb(136, 186, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #88BA9A is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 72.9% green and 60.4% blue (136, 186, 154).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#88BA9A color codes

HEX	`#88BA9A`
RGB	`rgb(136, 186, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 72.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.34, -23.13, 10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.34, 25.6, 154.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.543, 42.684, 37.037)`
Decimal	`8960666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88BA9A, 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 #88BA9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88BA9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #88BA9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88ba9a; }
.text { color: #88ba9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88ba9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 186 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88ba9a, #88bab3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #88BA9A?: #88BA9A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88BA9A?: The RGB value is 136, 186, 154: 136 red, 186 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88BA9A?: The complementary color is #BA88A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88BA9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.