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#88AAA1 Color

#88AAA1 is rgb(136, 170, 161) in RGB, hsl(164, 17%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 5%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Morning Blue (#8DA399), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#88AAA1
HEX#88AAA1
RGBrgb(136, 170, 161)
HSLhsl(164, 17%, 60%)
HSVhsv(164, 20%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 5%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(71% 0.039 177.2)
LABlab(66.87% -13.50 0.61)
LCHlch(66.87% 13.51 177.41)

What #88AAA1 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 #88AAA1, 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.

#88AAA1 Channel Values

How #88AAA1 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 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 17% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 20% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.53:1 vs white · 8.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #88AAA1 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 text2.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #88AAA1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #88AAA1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #88AAA1; 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 #88AAA1

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #88AAA1.

How #88AAA1 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#88AAA1
Protanopia#A5A5A1
Protanomaly#9AA7A1
Deuteranopia#A0A0A2
Deuteranomaly#97A4A2
Tritanopia#89A9A9
Tritanomaly#89A9A6
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #88AAA1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-88aaa1: #88AAA1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #88AAA1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-88aaa1': '#88AAA1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.667, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_88aaa1">#88AAA1</color>
SVG fillfill="#88AAA1"

More Green Colors

#88AAA1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#88AAA1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #88AAA1?

#88AAA1 is a light green — rgb(136, 170, 161) in RGB and hsl(164, 17%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Morning Blue (#8DA399), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.75.

What is the RGB value of #88AAA1?

#88AAA1 is rgb(136, 170, 161) — red 136, green 170, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #88AAA1?

#88AAA1 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 5%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #88AAA1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #88AAA1 scores 2.53:1 against white and 8.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #88AAA1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #88AAA1 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 12.58, which is visibly different.

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