What color is #88C8B0?

#88C8B0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88C8B0?

The RGB value is 136, 200, 176: 136 red, 200 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88C8B0?

The complementary color is #C888A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88C8B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88C8B0 color

#88C8B0 rgb(136, 200, 176)

Shades of green

The hex color #88C8B0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 78.4% green and 69% blue (136, 200, 176).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 37% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Porcelain (#7EBEA5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#88C8B0 color codes

HEX	`#88C8B0`
RGB	`rgb(136, 200, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 78.4%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 37%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 12%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.87, -25.59, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.87, 26.18, 167.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.641, 49.675, 48.618)`
Decimal	`8964272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88C8B0, 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 #88C8B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88C8B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	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 #88C8B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88c8b0; }
.text { color: #88c8b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88c8b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 200 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88c8b0, #88c0c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #88C8B0?: #88C8B0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88C8B0?: The RGB value is 136, 200, 176: 136 red, 200 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88C8B0?: The complementary color is #C888A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88C8B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.