Recognised as Colour
#88D4CB
- #88D4CB
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#88D4CB is a cyan with RGB values 136, 212, 203 and HSL 173°, 47%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#88D4CB#88D4CB
HEX#88D4CB
RGBrgb(136, 212, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.8314, 0.7961
RGB percentages53.3%, 83.1%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(172.9, 46.9%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.9, 35.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK35.8%, 0%, 4.2%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,967,371
CSS custom property--colour: #88D4CB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.33:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#772B34
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D48891
Analogous#88D4A5, #88B7D4
Triadic#CB88D4, #D4CB88
Split complementary#D488B7, #D4A588
Tetradic#A588D4, #D48891, #B7D488
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R136
G212
B203
Red136 (53.3%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue172.89°
Saturation (HSL)46.91%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 88 · G D4 · B CB
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