Recognised as Colour
#88AA99
- #88AA99
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#88AA99 is a cyan with RGB values 136, 170, 153 and HSL 150°, 17%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#88AA99#88AA99
HEX#88AA99
HEX (short)#8A9
RGBrgb(136, 170, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6667, 0.6
RGB percentages53.3%, 66.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(150, 16.7%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 20%, 66.7%)
CMYK20%, 0%, 10%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,956,569
CSS custom property--colour: #88AA99;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#775566
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA8899
Analogous#88AA88, #88AAAA
Triadic#9988AA, #AA9988
Split complementary#AA88AA, #AA8888
Tetradic#8888AA, #AA8899, #AAAA88
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R136
G170
B153
Red136 (53.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)16.67%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 88 · G AA · B 99
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