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#88CDAE Color

#88CDAE is rgb(136, 205, 174) in RGB, hsl(153, 41%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 15%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#88CDAE
HEX#88CDAE
RGBrgb(136, 205, 174)
HSLhsl(153, 41%, 67%)
HSVhsv(153, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 15%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.083 164.5)
LABlab(77.17% -27.74 8.25)
LCHlch(77.17% 28.94 163.44)

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

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.06Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 6.58Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.32Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.33Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.15Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.66

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

#88CDAE Channel Values

How #88CDAE 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 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 41% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #88CDAE 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #88CDAE

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

Base
#88CDAE
Complementary
#CD88A7
Analogous
#88CD8C
Analogous
#88CACD
Triadic
#AE88CD
Triadic
#CDAE88
Split comp.
#CD88CA
Split comp.
#CD8C88

Tints & Shades of #88CDAE

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

#97D3B8
#A9DBC4
#B7E1CE
#C9E8DA
#D7EEE4
#E9F6F0

Shades

#68C098
#4AB082
#3C906A
#2F6F52
#214F3A
#142F23

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

How #88CDAE 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#88CDAE
Protanopia#C3C3AE
Protanomaly#AFC7AE
Deuteranopia#BABAB0
Deuteranomaly#A8C2AF
Tritanopia#8EC9C9
Tritanomaly#8CCBBF
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #88CDAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-88cdae: #88CDAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #88CDAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-88cdae': '#88CDAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.804, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_88cdae">#88CDAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#88CDAE"

More Green Colors

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

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#88CDAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #88CDAE?

#88CDAE is a light green — rgb(136, 205, 174) in RGB and hsl(153, 41%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.06.

What is the RGB value of #88CDAE?

#88CDAE is rgb(136, 205, 174) — red 136, green 205, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #88CDAE?

#88CDAE converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 15%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #88CDAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #88CDAE scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #88CDAE 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 10.15, which is visibly different.

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