What color is #88BB97?

#88BB97 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 #88BB97?

The RGB value is 136, 187, 151: 136 red, 187 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88BB97?

The complementary color is #BB88AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88BB97?

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.

#88BB97 color

#88BB97 rgb(136, 187, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #88BB97 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 73.3% green and 59.2% blue (136, 187, 151).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#88BB97 color codes

HEX	`#88BB97`
RGB	`rgb(136, 187, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 73.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.56, -24.2, 12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.56, 27.43, 151.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.508, 43.008, 35.808)`
Decimal	`8960919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88BB97, 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 #88BB97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88BB97 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 #88BB97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88bb97; }
.text { color: #88bb97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88bb97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 187 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88bb97, #88bbb1); }

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Questions

What color is #88BB97?: #88BB97 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 #88BB97?: The RGB value is 136, 187, 151: 136 red, 187 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88BB97?: The complementary color is #BB88AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88BB97?: 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.