What color is #88D5D1?

#88D5D1 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88D5D1?

The RGB value is 136, 213, 209: 136 red, 213 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88D5D1?

The complementary color is #D5888C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88D5D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88D5D1 color

#88D5D1 rgb(136, 213, 209)

Shades of teal

The hex color #88D5D1 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 83.5% green and 82% blue (136, 213, 209).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 48% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Cold Blue (#88DDDD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#88D5D1 color codes

HEX	`#88D5D1`
RGB	`rgb(136, 213, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 83.5%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 48%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 36%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 2%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.42, -24.59, -5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.42, 25.21, 192.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.452, 57.423, 68.998)`
Decimal	`8967633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88D5D1, 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 #88D5D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88D5D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #88D5D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88d5d1; }
.text { color: #88d5d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88d5d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 213 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88d5d1, #88b3d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #88D5D1?: #88D5D1 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88D5D1?: The RGB value is 136, 213, 209: 136 red, 213 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88D5D1?: The complementary color is #D5888C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88D5D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.