What color is #88E587?

#88E587 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88E587?

The RGB value is 136, 229, 135: 136 red, 229 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88E587?

The complementary color is #E487E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88E587?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88E587 color

#88E587 rgb(136, 229, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #88E587 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 89.8% green and 52.9% blue (136, 229, 135).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 64% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.6:1).

#88E587 color codes

HEX	`#88E587`
RGB	`rgb(136, 229, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 89.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 64%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 41%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 41%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.45, -46.2, 37.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.45, 59.41, 141.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.544, 63.02, 32.839)`
Decimal	`8971655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88E587, 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 #88E587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88E587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.6:1	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 #88E587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88e587; }
.text { color: #88e587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88e587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 229 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88e587, #87e5b5); }

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Questions

What color is #88E587?: #88E587 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88E587?: The RGB value is 136, 229, 135: 136 red, 229 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88E587?: The complementary color is #E487E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88E587?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.