What color is #88C0B5?

#88C0B5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88C0B5?

The RGB value is 136, 192, 181: 136 red, 192 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88C0B5?

The complementary color is #C08893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88C0B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88C0B5 color

#88C0B5 rgb(136, 192, 181)

Shades of teal

The hex color #88C0B5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 75.3% green and 71% blue (136, 192, 181).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seaborn (#85C2B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#88C0B5 color codes

HEX	`#88C0B5`
RGB	`rgb(136, 192, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 75.3%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.72, -20.52, -0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.72, 20.52, 180.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.341, 46.268, 50.67)`
Decimal	`8962229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88C0B5, 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 #88C0B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88C0B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #88C0B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88c0b5; }
.text { color: #88c0b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88c0b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 192 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88c0b5, #88afc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #88C0B5?: #88C0B5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88C0B5?: The RGB value is 136, 192, 181: 136 red, 192 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88C0B5?: The complementary color is #C08893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88C0B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.