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#88BFA3 Color

#88BFA3 is rgb(136, 191, 163) in RGB, hsl(149, 30%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 15%, 25%) 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 6.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#88BFA3
HEX#88BFA3
RGBrgb(136, 191, 163)
HSLhsl(149, 30%, 64%)
HSVhsv(149, 29%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 15%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.07 162)
LABlab(72.92% -23.12 8.14)
LCHlch(72.92% 24.51 160.60)

What #88BFA3 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 #88BFA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.38Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.72Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.74Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 10.08Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.51Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.1

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

#88BFA3 Channel Values

How #88BFA3 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 191 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 30% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 29% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #88BFA3 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #88BFA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #88BFA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #88BFA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#88BFA3
Complementary
#BF88A4
Analogous
#89BF88
Analogous
#88BFBE
Triadic
#A288BF
Triadic
#BFA288
Split comp.
#BE88BF
Split comp.
#BF8889

Tints & Shades of #88BFA3

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

#98C8AF
#A9D1BC
#B9DAC9
#C7E1D3
#D7EAE0
#E8F3ED

Shades

#6AAF8B
#549C77
#447E60
#36634C
#254635
#172B21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #88BFA3.

How #88BFA3 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#88BFA3
Protanopia#B7B7A3
Protanomaly#A6BAA3
Deuteranopia#AFAFA5
Deuteranomaly#A1B6A4
Tritanopia#8DBCBC
Tritanomaly#8BBDB2
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #88BFA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-88bfa3: #88BFA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #88BFA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-88bfa3': '#88BFA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.749, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_88bfa3">#88BFA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#88BFA3"

More Green Colors

#88BFA3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#88BFA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #88BFA3?

#88BFA3 is a light green — rgb(136, 191, 163) in RGB and hsl(149, 30%, 64%) 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 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #88BFA3?

#88BFA3 is rgb(136, 191, 163) — red 136, green 191, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #88BFA3?

#88BFA3 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 15%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #88BFA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #88BFA3 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #88BFA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #88BFA3 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 9.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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