What color is #88EDE0?

#88EDE0 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Pearl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88EDE0?

The RGB value is 136, 237, 224: 136 red, 237 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88EDE0?

The complementary color is #ED8895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88EDE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88EDE0 color

#88EDE0 rgb(136, 237, 224)

Shades of teal

The hex color #88EDE0 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 92.9% green and 87.8% blue (136, 237, 224).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 74% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Pearl (#89F5E3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.24:1).

#88EDE0 color codes

HEX	`#88EDE0`
RGB	`rgb(136, 237, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 92.9%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 74%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 43%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.57, -32.61, -2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.57, 32.74, 185.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.887, 71.18, 81.406)`
Decimal	`8973792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88EDE0, 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 #88EDE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88EDE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.24:1	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 #88EDE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88ede0; }
.text { color: #88ede0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88ede0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 237 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88ede0, #88c7ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #88EDE0?: #88EDE0 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Pearl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88EDE0?: The RGB value is 136, 237, 224: 136 red, 237 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88EDE0?: The complementary color is #ED8895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88EDE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.