Colour

#88B8BF

#88B8BF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#88B8BF is a cyan with RGB values 136, 184, 191 and HSL 188°, 30%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#88B8BF#88B8BF

HEX#88B8BF

RGBrgb(136, 184, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.7216, 0.749

RGB percentages53.3%, 72.2%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(187.6, 30.1%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.6, 28.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK28.8%, 3.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,960,191

CSS custom property--colour: #88B8BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1

Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#774740

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0B4C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7ADBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Tritanopia#75BCBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12 Light blue · ΔE 12.8 Powder blue · ΔE 14.4 Sky blue · ΔE 14.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.9 Dark grey · ΔE 16.8

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BF8F88

Analogous#88BFAB, #889DBF

Triadic#BF88B8, #B8BF88

Split complementary#BF889D, #BFAB88

Tetradic#AB88BF, #BF8F88, #9DBF88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBF3F5

Lighter +20%#CAE0E3

Lighter +10%#A9CCD1

Darker −10%#67A4AD

Darker −20%#4F8A92

Darker −30%#3D6A71

Darker −40%#2B4B50

More saturated +25%#71C9D6

Less saturated −25%#9FA7A8

Channel breakdown

R136

G184

B191

Red136 (53.3%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue187.64°

Saturation (HSL)30.05%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G B8 · B BF

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