What color is #88D0B3?

#88D0B3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88D0B3?

The RGB value is 136, 208, 179: 136 red, 208 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88D0B3?

The complementary color is #D088A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88D0B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88D0B3 color

#88D0B3 rgb(136, 208, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #88D0B3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 81.6% green and 70.2% blue (136, 208, 179).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 43% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cabbage (#87D7BE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#88D0B3 color codes

HEX	`#88D0B3`
RGB	`rgb(136, 208, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 81.6%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 43%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 35%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 14%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.23, -28.84, 7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.23, 29.75, 165.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.843, 53.598, 50.832)`
Decimal	`8966323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88D0B3, 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 #88D0B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88D0B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #88D0B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88d0b3; }
.text { color: #88d0b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88d0b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 208 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88d0b3, #88c9d0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #88D0B3?: #88D0B3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88D0B3?: The RGB value is 136, 208, 179: 136 red, 208 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88D0B3?: The complementary color is #D088A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88D0B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.