What color is #88CD7B?

#88CD7B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fluorescence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88CD7B?

The RGB value is 136, 205, 123: 136 red, 205 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88CD7B?

The complementary color is #C07BCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88CD7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88CD7B color

#88CD7B rgb(136, 205, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #88CD7B is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 80.4% green and 48.2% blue (136, 205, 123).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 45% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fluorescence (#89D178), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#88CD7B color codes

HEX	`#88CD7B`
RGB	`rgb(136, 205, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 80.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 45%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 40%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 40%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.27, -37.43, 34.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.27, 50.63, 137.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.559, 50.325, 26.575)`
Decimal	`8965499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88CD7B, 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 #88CD7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88CD7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #88CD7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88cd7b; }
.text { color: #88cd7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88cd7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 205 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88cd7b, #7bcd97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #88CD7B?: #88CD7B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fluorescence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88CD7B?: The RGB value is 136, 205, 123: 136 red, 205 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88CD7B?: The complementary color is #C07BCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88CD7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.