What color is #88ECB9?

#88ECB9 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jittery Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88ECB9?

The RGB value is 136, 236, 185: 136 red, 236 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88ECB9?

The complementary color is #EC88BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88ECB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88ECB9 color

#88ECB9 rgb(136, 236, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #88ECB9 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 92.5% green and 72.5% blue (136, 236, 185).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 72% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Jittery Jade (#77EEBB), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#88ECB9 color codes

HEX	`#88ECB9`
RGB	`rgb(136, 236, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 92.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 72%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 42%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 22%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.37, -40.59, 15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.37, 43.52, 158.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.902, 68.725, 56.578)`
Decimal	`8973497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88ECB9, 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 #88ECB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88ECB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	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 #88ECB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88ecb9; }
.text { color: #88ecb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88ecb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 236 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88ecb9, #88eceb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #88ECB9?: #88ECB9 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jittery Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88ECB9?: The RGB value is 136, 236, 185: 136 red, 236 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88ECB9?: The complementary color is #EC88BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88ECB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.