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#88CA2B Color

#88CA2B is rgb(136, 202, 43) in RGB, hsl(85, 65%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 79%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#88CA2B
HEX#88CA2B
RGBrgb(136, 202, 43)
HSLhsl(85, 65%, 48%)
HSVhsv(85, 79%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 79%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.193 130.4)
LABlab(74.80% -38.75 65.44)
LCHlch(74.80% 76.05 120.63)

What #88CA2B 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 #88CA2B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 5.99Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 7.32Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 10.57Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.35Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 13.61Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 13.78

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

#88CA2B Channel Values

How #88CA2B 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 202 · B 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 65% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 79% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 79% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #88CA2B 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #88CA2B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #88CA2B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #88CA2B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#88CA2B
Complementary
#6D2BCA
Analogous
#CABD2B
Analogous
#38CA2B
Triadic
#2B88CA
Triadic
#CA2B88
Split comp.
#2B38CA
Split comp.
#BD2BCA

Tints & Shades of #88CA2B

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

#99D742
#A9DD5F
#B9E37D
#CBEA9E
#DBF1BC
#EBF7D9

Shades

#77B125
#63931F
#527A1A
#416115
#30480F
#1C2A09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #88CA2B.

How #88CA2B 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#88CA2B
Protanopia#C1C12D
Protanomaly#ADC52C
Deuteranopia#B8B834
Deuteranomaly#A7BF30
Tritanopia#99BFBF
Tritanomaly#92C39A
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #88CA2B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-88ca2b: #88CA2B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #88CA2B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-88ca2b': '#88CA2B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.792, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_88ca2b">#88CA2B</color>
SVG fillfill="#88CA2B"

More Green Colors

#88CA2B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#88CA2B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #88CA2B?

#88CA2B is a mid-tone green — rgb(136, 202, 43) in RGB and hsl(85, 65%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #88CA2B?

#88CA2B is rgb(136, 202, 43) — red 136, green 202, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #88CA2B?

#88CA2B converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 79%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #88CA2B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #88CA2B scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #88CA2B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #88CA2B 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 5.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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