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#88AF9F Color

#88AF9F is rgb(136, 175, 159) in RGB, hsl(155, 20%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 9%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Morning Blue (#8DA399), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#88AF9F
HEX#88AF9F
RGBrgb(136, 175, 159)
HSLhsl(155, 20%, 61%)
HSVhsv(155, 22%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 9%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.048 168)
LABlab(68.25% -16.23 3.69)
LCHlch(68.25% 16.65 167.19)

What #88AF9F 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 #88AF9F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 7.53Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.18Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 8.59Opal#A8C3BCΔE 10.68Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 12.08Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 12.14

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

#88AF9F Channel Values

How #88AF9F 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 175 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 20% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 22% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #88AF9F 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #88AF9F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #88AF9F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #88AF9F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#88AF9F
Complementary
#AF8898
Analogous
#88AF8B
Analogous
#88ACAF
Triadic
#9F88AF
Triadic
#AF9F88
Split comp.
#AF88AC
Split comp.
#AF8B88

Tints & Shades of #88AF9F

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

#97BAAB
#A9C6BA
#B9D0C6
#C8DAD3
#D7E4DF
#EAF1EE

Shades

#6F9F8B
#5C8A77
#4B7161
#39564A
#293D35
#182520

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #88AF9F.

How #88AF9F 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#88AF9F
Protanopia#A9A99F
Protanomaly#9DAC9F
Deuteranopia#A3A3A0
Deuteranomaly#99A8A0
Tritanopia#8BADAD
Tritanomaly#8AAEA8
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #88AF9F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-88af9f: #88AF9F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #88AF9F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-88af9f': '#88AF9F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.686, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_88af9f">#88AF9F</color>
SVG fillfill="#88AF9F"

More Green Colors

#88AF9F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#88AF9F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #88AF9F?

#88AF9F is a light green — rgb(136, 175, 159) in RGB and hsl(155, 20%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Morning Blue (#8DA399), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.53.

What is the RGB value of #88AF9F?

#88AF9F is rgb(136, 175, 159) — red 136, green 175, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #88AF9F?

#88AF9F converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 9%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #88AF9F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #88AF9F scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #88AF9F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #88AF9F 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 14.34, which is visibly different.

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