What color is #88BC18?

#88BC18 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Walk in the Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88BC18?

The RGB value is 136, 188, 24: 136 red, 188 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88BC18?

The complementary color is #4C18BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88BC18?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88BC18 color

#88BC18 rgb(136, 188, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #88BC18 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 73.7% green and 9.4% blue (136, 188, 24).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 77% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 87% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Walk in the Park (#88BB11), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#88BC18 color codes

HEX	`#88BC18`
RGB	`rgb(136, 188, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 73.7%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 77%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 87%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 87%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.36, -38.37, 67.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.36, 77.65, 119.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.302, 41.266, 7.338)`
Decimal	`8961048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88BC18, 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 #88BC18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88BC18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #88BC18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88bc18; }
.text { color: #88bc18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88bc18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 188 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88bc18, #36bc18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #88BC18?: #88BC18 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Walk in the Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88BC18?: The RGB value is 136, 188, 24: 136 red, 188 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88BC18?: The complementary color is #4C18BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88BC18?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.