What color is #88BEBA?

#88BEBA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88BEBA?

The RGB value is 136, 190, 186: 136 red, 190 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88BEBA?

The complementary color is #BE888C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88BEBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88BEBA color

#88BEBA rgb(136, 190, 186)

Shades of teal

The hex color #88BEBA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 74.5% green and 72.9% blue (136, 190, 186).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#88BEBA color codes

HEX	`#88BEBA`
RGB	`rgb(136, 190, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 74.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.29, -18.38, -3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.29, 18.74, 191.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.427, 45.604, 53.275)`
Decimal	`8961722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88BEBA, 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 #88BEBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88BEBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	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 #88BEBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88beba; }
.text { color: #88beba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88beba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 190 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88beba, #88a7be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #88BEBA?: #88BEBA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88BEBA?: The RGB value is 136, 190, 186: 136 red, 190 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88BEBA?: The complementary color is #BE888C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88BEBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.