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#88CD8E Color

#88CD8E is rgb(136, 205, 142) in RGB, hsl(125, 41%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 31%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#88CD8E
HEX#88CD8E
RGBrgb(136, 205, 142)
HSLhsl(125, 41%, 67%)
HSVhsv(125, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 31%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.113 146.5)
LABlab(76.61% -32.22 24.30)
LCHlch(76.61% 40.35 142.98)

What #88CD8E 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 #88CD8E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 9.44Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 11.28Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 12.33Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 12.46Pistachio#93C572ΔE 12.62Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 12.75

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

#88CD8E Channel Values

How #88CD8E 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 205 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 41% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #88CD8E 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #88CD8E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #88CD8E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #88CD8E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#88CD8E
Complementary
#CD88C8
Analogous
#A5CD88
Analogous
#88CDB1
Triadic
#8E88CD
Triadic
#CD8E88
Split comp.
#B188CD
Split comp.
#CD88A5

Tints & Shades of #88CD8E

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

#97D39C
#A9DBAD
#B7E1BB
#C9E8CC
#D7EED9
#E9F6EA

Shades

#68C06F
#4AB052
#3C9043
#2F6F34
#214F25
#142F16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #88CD8E.

How #88CD8E 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#88CD8E
Protanopia#C3C38E
Protanomaly#AFC78E
Deuteranopia#BABA90
Deuteranomaly#A8C28F
Tritanopia#92C6C6
Tritanomaly#8EC9B3
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #88CD8E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-88cd8e: #88CD8E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #88CD8E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-88cd8e': '#88CD8E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.804, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_88cd8e">#88CD8E</color>
SVG fillfill="#88CD8E"

More Green Colors

#88CD8E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#88CD8E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #88CD8E?

#88CD8E is a light green — rgb(136, 205, 142) in RGB and hsl(125, 41%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.44.

What is the RGB value of #88CD8E?

#88CD8E is rgb(136, 205, 142) — red 136, green 205, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #88CD8E?

#88CD8E converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 31%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #88CD8E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #88CD8E scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #88CD8E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #88CD8E 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 12.75, which is visibly different.

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