What color is #88C3B9?

#88C3B9 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 #88C3B9?

The RGB value is 136, 195, 185: 136 red, 195 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88C3B9?

The complementary color is #C38892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88C3B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88C3B9 color

#88C3B9 rgb(136, 195, 185)

Shades of teal

The hex color #88C3B9 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 76.5% green and 72.5% blue (136, 195, 185).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Seaborn (#85C2B2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#88C3B9 color codes

HEX	`#88C3B9`
RGB	`rgb(136, 195, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 76.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 5%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.68, -21.15, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.68, 21.17, 182.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.422, 47.765, 53.085)`
Decimal	`8963001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88C3B9, 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 #88C3B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88C3B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #88C3B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88c3b9; }
.text { color: #88c3b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88c3b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 195 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88c3b9, #88afc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #88C3B9?: #88C3B9 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 #88C3B9?: The RGB value is 136, 195, 185: 136 red, 195 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88C3B9?: The complementary color is #C38892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88C3B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.