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#88AA7D Color

#88AA7D is rgb(136, 170, 125) in RGB, hsl(105, 21%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 26%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#88AA7D
HEX#88AA7D
RGBrgb(136, 170, 125)
HSLhsl(105, 21%, 58%)
HSVhsv(105, 26%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 26%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.074 138.1)
LABlab(66.17% -18.59 19.31)
LCHlch(66.17% 26.80 133.90)

What #88AA7D 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 #88AA7D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.12Sage#9CAF88ΔE 7.26Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 9.95Russian Green#679267ΔE 10.33Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.39Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 13.09

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

#88AA7D Channel Values

How #88AA7D 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 170 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 105° · S 21% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 105° · S 26% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.59:1 vs white · 8.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #88AA7D 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 text2.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #88AA7D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #88AA7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #88AA7D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#88AA7D
Complementary
#9F7DAA
Analogous
#9FAA7D
Analogous
#7DAA89
Triadic
#7D89AA
Triadic
#AA7D89
Split comp.
#897DAA
Split comp.
#AA7D9F

Tints & Shades of #88AA7D

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

#9AB690
#A8C19F
#B9CDB2
#C9D9C4
#DAE5D7
#E8EFE6

Shades

#729A65
#628557
#506C47
#3E5336
#2B3B26
#1B2518

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #88AA7D.

How #88AA7D 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#88AA7D
Protanopia#A5A57D
Protanomaly#9AA77D
Deuteranopia#A0A07E
Deuteranomaly#97A47E
Tritanopia#8EA5A5
Tritanomaly#8CA797
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #88AA7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-88aa7d: #88AA7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #88AA7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-88aa7d': '#88AA7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.667, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_88aa7d">#88AA7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#88AA7D"

More Green Colors

#88AA7D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#88AA7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #88AA7D?

#88AA7D is a mid-tone green — rgb(136, 170, 125) in RGB and hsl(105, 21%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.12.

What is the RGB value of #88AA7D?

#88AA7D is rgb(136, 170, 125) — red 136, green 170, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #88AA7D?

#88AA7D converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 26%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #88AA7D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #88AA7D scores 2.59:1 against white and 8.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #88AA7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #88AA7D 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 7.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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