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#88ECDA Color

#88ECDA is rgb(136, 236, 218) in RGB, hsl(169, 72%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 8%, 7%) 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 8.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#88ECDA
HEX#88ECDA
RGBrgb(136, 236, 218)
HSLhsl(169, 72%, 73%)
HSVhsv(169, 42%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 8%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.7% 0.098 181)
LABlab(86.93% -33.90 -0.93)
LCHlch(86.93% 33.91 181.57)

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

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.84Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.04Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 9.1Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 11.07Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 13.26Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 13.35

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

#88ECDA Channel Values

How #88ECDA 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 236 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 72% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 42% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #88ECDA 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #88ECDA

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

Base
#88ECDA
Complementary
#EC899B
Analogous
#89ECA8
Analogous
#89CCEC
Triadic
#DA89EC
Triadic
#ECDA89
Split comp.
#EC89CC
Split comp.
#ECA889

Tints & Shades of #88ECDA

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

#9AEFDF
#A7F1E3
#B9F4E9
#C6F6ED
#D8F9F3
#E5FBF7

Shades

#5DE5CC
#31DDBE
#1FBDA0
#18957E
#116959
#0A3D34

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

How #88ECDA 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#88ECDA
Protanopia#DFDFDA
Protanomaly#C2E4DA
Deuteranopia#D2D2DC
Deuteranomaly#B9DDDB
Tritanopia#8CEAEA
Tritanomaly#8BEBE4
Achromatopsia#DADADA

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Using #88ECDA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-88ecda: #88ECDA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #88ECDA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-88ecda': '#88ECDA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.925, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_88ecda">#88ECDA</color>
SVG fillfill="#88ECDA"

More Green Colors

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

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#88ECDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #88ECDA?

#88ECDA is a light green — rgb(136, 236, 218) in RGB and hsl(169, 72%, 73%) 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 8.84.

What is the RGB value of #88ECDA?

#88ECDA is rgb(136, 236, 218) — red 136, green 236, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #88ECDA?

#88ECDA converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 8%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #88ECDA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #88ECDA scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #88ECDA 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 13.26, which is visibly different.

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