What color is #88BF83?

#88BF83 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88BF83?

The RGB value is 136, 191, 131: 136 red, 191 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88BF83?

The complementary color is #BA83BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88BF83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88BF83 color

#88BF83 rgb(136, 191, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #88BF83 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 74.9% green and 51.4% blue (136, 191, 131).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#88BF83 color codes

HEX	`#88BF83`
RGB	`rgb(136, 191, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 74.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 31%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 31%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.32, -29.69, 24.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.32, 38.62, 140.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.88, 44.133, 28.255)`
Decimal	`8961923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88BF83, 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 #88BF83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88BF83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #88BF83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88bf83; }
.text { color: #88bf83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88bf83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 191 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88bf83, #83bf9c); }

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Questions

What color is #88BF83?: #88BF83 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88BF83?: The RGB value is 136, 191, 131: 136 red, 191 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88BF83?: The complementary color is #BA83BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88BF83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.