Recognised as Colour
#88B0A8
- #88B0A8
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#88B0A8 is a cyan with RGB values 136, 176, 168 and HSL 168°, 20%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#88B0A8#88B0A8
HEX#88B0A8
RGBrgb(136, 176, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6902, 0.6588
RGB percentages53.3%, 69%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(168, 20.2%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168, 22.7%, 69%)
CMYK22.7%, 0%, 4.5%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,958,120
CSS custom property--colour: #88B0A8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#774F57
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B08890
Analogous#88B094, #88A4B0
Triadic#A888B0, #B0A888
Split complementary#B088A4, #B09488
Tetradic#9488B0, #B08890, #A4B088
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R136
G176
B168
Red136 (53.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue168°
Saturation (HSL)20.2%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 88 · G B0 · B A8
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