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#88A385 Color

#88A385 is rgb(136, 163, 133) in RGB, hsl(114, 14%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sage (#9CAF88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#88A385
HEX#88A385
RGBrgb(136, 163, 133)
HSLhsl(114, 14%, 58%)
HSVhsv(114, 18%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.053 142.3)
LABlab(64.29% -14.19 12.39)
LCHlch(64.29% 18.84 138.87)

What #88A385 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 #88A385, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sage#9CAF88ΔE 7.55Artichoke#8F9779ΔE 8.15Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 8.42Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.18Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 10.98Russian Green#679267ΔE 12.38

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

#88A385 Channel Values

How #88A385 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 163 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 114° · S 14% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 114° · S 18% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.75:1 vs white · 7.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #88A385 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 text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #88A385 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #88A385

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #88A385; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#88A385
Complementary
#A085A3
Analogous
#97A385
Analogous
#85A391
Triadic
#8588A3
Triadic
#A38588
Split comp.
#9185A3
Split comp.
#A38597

Tints & Shades of #88A385

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

#99B096
#A7BBA5
#B8C8B6
#C9D5C8
#DAE2D9
#E8EDE8

Shades

#71916E
#617D5E
#4F664D
#3D4E3B
#2B372A
#1B231A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #88A385.

How #88A385 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#88A385
Protanopia#9F9F85
Protanomaly#96A185
Deuteranopia#9B9B86
Deuteranomaly#949E86
Tritanopia#8CA0A0
Tritanomaly#8BA196
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #88A385 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-88a385: #88A385;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #88A385;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-88a385': '#88A385' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.639, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_88a385">#88A385</color>
SVG fillfill="#88A385"

More Green Colors

#88A385 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#88A385 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #88A385?

#88A385 is a mid-tone green — rgb(136, 163, 133) in RGB and hsl(114, 14%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sage (#9CAF88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.55.

What is the RGB value of #88A385?

#88A385 is rgb(136, 163, 133) — red 136, green 163, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #88A385?

#88A385 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #88A385 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #88A385 scores 2.75:1 against white and 7.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #88A385 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #88A385 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.44, which is visibly different.

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