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#88BECD Color

#88BECD is rgb(136, 190, 205) in RGB, hsl(193, 41%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 7%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#88BECD
HEX#88BECD
RGBrgb(136, 190, 205)
HSLhsl(193, 41%, 67%)
HSVhsv(193, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 7%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.06 216.9)
LABlab(73.61% -15.51 -13.55)
LCHlch(73.61% 20.60 221.12)

What #88BECD 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 #88BECD, 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 teal in the library.

#88BECD Channel Values

How #88BECD 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 190 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 193° · S 41% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 193° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #88BECD 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #88BECD

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

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 #88BECD.

How #88BECD 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#88BECD
Protanopia#B6B6CD
Protanomaly#A6B9CD
Deuteranopia#AFAFCE
Deuteranomaly#A1B5CE
Tritanopia#85C0C0
Tritanomaly#86BFC5
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #88BECD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-88becd: #88BECD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #88BECD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-88becd': '#88BECD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.745, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_88becd">#88BECD</color>
SVG fillfill="#88BECD"

More Teal Colors

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

#88BECD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #88BECD?

#88BECD is a light teal — rgb(136, 190, 205) in RGB and hsl(193, 41%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #88BECD?

#88BECD is rgb(136, 190, 205) — red 136, green 190, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #88BECD?

#88BECD converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 7%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #88BECD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #88BECD scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #88BECD 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 9.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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