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#88942E Color

#88942E is rgb(136, 148, 46) in RGB, hsl(67, 53%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 69%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive (#808000), visibly different at ΔE 10.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#88942E
HEX#88942E
RGBrgb(136, 148, 46)
HSLhsl(67, 53%, 38%)
HSVhsv(67, 69%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 69%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.125 115.8)
LABlab(58.86% -14.69 49.63)
LCHlch(58.86% 51.76 106.49)

What #88942E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #88942E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#88942E Channel Values

How #88942E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 136 · G 148 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 53% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 69% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 69% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.32:1 vs white · 6.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #88942E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #88942E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #88942E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #88942E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #88942E.

How #88942E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#88942E
Protanopia#92922E
Protanomaly#8E932E
Deuteranopia#90902F
Deuteranomaly#8D922F
Tritanopia#908C8C
Tritanomaly#8D8F72
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #88942E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-88942e: #88942E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #88942E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-88942e': '#88942E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.580, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_88942e">#88942E</color>
SVG fillfill="#88942E"

More Green Colors

#88942E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#88942E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #88942E?

#88942E is a dark green — rgb(136, 148, 46) in RGB and hsl(67, 53%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive (#808000), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.65.

What is the RGB value of #88942E?

#88942E is rgb(136, 148, 46) — red 136, green 148, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #88942E?

#88942E converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 69%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #88942E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #88942E scores 3.32:1 against white and 6.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #88942E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #88942E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 10.65, which is visibly different.

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