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#88B99E Color

#88B99E is rgb(136, 185, 158) in RGB, hsl(147, 26%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 15%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#88B99E
HEX#88B99E
RGBrgb(136, 185, 158)
HSLhsl(147, 26%, 63%)
HSVhsv(147, 26%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 15%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.065 160.2)
LABlab(71.10% -21.11 8.27)
LCHlch(71.10% 22.67 158.61)

What #88B99E 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 #88B99E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.59Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.93Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.65Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 9.94Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 10.65Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 12.14

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

#88B99E Channel Values

How #88B99E 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 185 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 26% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 26% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.22:1 vs white · 9.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #88B99E 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 text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #88B99E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #88B99E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #88B99E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#88B99E
Complementary
#B988A3
Analogous
#8BB988
Analogous
#88B9B7
Triadic
#9E88B9
Triadic
#B99E88
Split comp.
#B788B9
Split comp.
#B9888B

Tints & Shades of #88B99E

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

#98C3AB
#A8CCB8
#B8D5C5
#C8DFD3
#D8E8E0
#E9F2ED

Shades

#6EAA89
#579472
#487A5E
#375D48
#284334
#17271E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #88B99E.

How #88B99E 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#88B99E
Protanopia#B2B29E
Protanomaly#A3B59E
Deuteranopia#ABAB9F
Deuteranomaly#9EB19F
Tritanopia#8DB6B6
Tritanomaly#8BB7AD
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #88B99E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-88b99e: #88B99E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #88B99E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-88b99e': '#88B99E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.725, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_88b99e">#88B99E</color>
SVG fillfill="#88B99E"

More Green Colors

#88B99E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#88B99E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #88B99E?

#88B99E is a light green — rgb(136, 185, 158) in RGB and hsl(147, 26%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.59.

What is the RGB value of #88B99E?

#88B99E is rgb(136, 185, 158) — red 136, green 185, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #88B99E?

#88B99E converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 15%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #88B99E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #88B99E scores 2.22:1 against white and 9.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #88B99E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #88B99E 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 9.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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