What color is #88C596?

#88C596 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88C596?

The RGB value is 136, 197, 150: 136 red, 197 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88C596?

The complementary color is #C588B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88C596?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88C596 color

#88C596 rgb(136, 197, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #88C596 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 77.3% green and 58.8% blue (136, 197, 150).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#88C596 color codes

HEX	`#88C596`
RGB	`rgb(136, 197, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 77.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 34%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 31%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 24%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.42, -29.26, 17.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.42, 34.08, 149.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.623, 47.367, 36.114)`
Decimal	`8963478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88C596, 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 #88C596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88C596 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #88C596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88c596; }
.text { color: #88c596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88c596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 197 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88c596, #88c5b4); }

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Questions

What color is #88C596?: #88C596 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88C596?: The RGB value is 136, 197, 150: 136 red, 197 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88C596?: The complementary color is #C588B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88C596?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.