Recognised as Colour
#88A49D
- #88A49D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#88A49D is a cyan with RGB values 136, 164, 157 and HSL 165°, 13%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#88A49D#88A49D
HEX#88A49D
RGBrgb(136, 164, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6431, 0.6157
RGB percentages53.3%, 64.3%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(165, 13.3%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 17.1%, 64.3%)
CMYK17.1%, 0%, 4.3%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,955,037
CSS custom property--colour: #88A49D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#775B62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4888F
Analogous#88A48F, #889DA4
Triadic#9D88A4, #A49D88
Split complementary#A4889D, #A48F88
Tetradic#8F88A4, #A4888F, #9DA488
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R136
G164
B157
Red136 (53.3%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)13.33%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 88 · G A4 · B 9D
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