What color is #88C99A?

#88C99A 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 #88C99A?

The RGB value is 136, 201, 154: 136 red, 201 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88C99A?

The complementary color is #C988B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88C99A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88C99A color

#88C99A rgb(136, 201, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #88C99A is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 78.8% green and 60.4% blue (136, 201, 154).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 38% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#88C99A color codes

HEX	`#88C99A`
RGB	`rgb(136, 201, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 78.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 38%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 32%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 23%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.66, -30.44, 17.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.66, 34.88, 150.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.871, 49.339, 38.146)`
Decimal	`8964506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88C99A, 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 #88C99A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88C99A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #88C99A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88c99a; }
.text { color: #88c99a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88c99a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 201 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88c99a, #88c9bb); }

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Questions

What color is #88C99A?: #88C99A 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 #88C99A?: The RGB value is 136, 201, 154: 136 red, 201 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88C99A?: The complementary color is #C988B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88C99A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.