Recognised as Colour
#88B3A9
- #88B3A9
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#88B3A9 is a cyan with RGB values 136, 179, 169 and HSL 166°, 22%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#88B3A9#88B3A9
HEX#88B3A9
RGBrgb(136, 179, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.702, 0.6627
RGB percentages53.3%, 70.2%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(166, 22.1%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166, 24%, 70.2%)
CMYK24%, 0%, 5.6%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,958,889
CSS custom property--colour: #88B3A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#774C56
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B38892
Analogous#88B394, #88A8B3
Triadic#A988B3, #B3A988
Split complementary#B388A8, #B39488
Tetradic#9488B3, #B38892, #A8B388
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R136
G179
B169
Red136 (53.3%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue166.05°
Saturation (HSL)22.05%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 88 · G B3 · B A9
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