What color is #88BB6B?

#88BB6B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Dollar Bill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88BB6B?

The RGB value is 136, 187, 107: 136 red, 187 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88BB6B?

The complementary color is #9E6BBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88BB6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88BB6B color

#88BB6B rgb(136, 187, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #88BB6B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 73.3% green and 42% blue (136, 187, 107).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 37% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dollar Bill (#85BB65), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#88BB6B color codes

HEX	`#88BB6B`
RGB	`rgb(136, 187, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 73.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 37%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 43%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 43%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.76, -31.35, 35.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.76, 47.13, 131.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.577, 41.835, 20.371)`
Decimal	`8960875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88BB6B, 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 #88BB6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88BB6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	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 #88BB6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88bb6b; }
.text { color: #88bb6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88bb6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 187 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88bb6b, #6bbb76); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #88BB6B?: #88BB6B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Dollar Bill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88BB6B?: The RGB value is 136, 187, 107: 136 red, 187 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88BB6B?: The complementary color is #9E6BBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88BB6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.