What color is #88FFA2?

#88FFA2 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Pale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88FFA2?

The RGB value is 136, 255, 162: 136 red, 255 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88FFA2?

The complementary color is #FF88E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88FFA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88FFA2 color

#88FFA2 rgb(136, 255, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #88FFA2 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 100% green and 63.5% blue (136, 255, 162).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pale Green (#98FB98), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.87:1).

#88FFA2 color codes

HEX	`#88FFA2`
RGB	`rgb(136, 255, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 100%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 47%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 36%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.4, -52.85, 34.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.4, 63.01, 147.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.432, 79.359, 46.73)`
Decimal	`8978338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88FFA2, 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 #88FFA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88FFA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	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 #88FFA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88ffa2; }
.text { color: #88ffa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88ffa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 255 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88ffa2, #88ffdd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #88FFA2?: #88FFA2 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Pale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88FFA2?: The RGB value is 136, 255, 162: 136 red, 255 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88FFA2?: The complementary color is #FF88E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88FFA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.