Information about #88998E color

#88998E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#88998E falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 153, 142) — 53.3% red, 60% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 0 / 4 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #88998E reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mantle (#8B9C90). Nearby in the Register you will also find Half Innocence (#8A9794) and Forcefield (#899694).

In RGB terms — rgb(136, 153, 142) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.0:1. No one has named #88998E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#88998E color variations

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#88998E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #88998E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mantle color link
Mantle

#8B9C90

Forcefield color link
Forcefield

#899694

Allusive color link
Allusive

#8B9695

Quicksilver color link
Quicksilver

#889A97

Gannet Grey color link
Gannet Grey

#8E918F

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Avatar color link
Avatar

#8B8F8E

Clouded Blue color link
Clouded Blue

#899296

Stack color link
Stack

#8A8F8A

Voltage color link
Voltage

#8D9094

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#88998E
  • RGB136, 153, 142
  • CMYK7, 0, 4, 40
  • CSSrgb(136, 153, 142)
  • HSL141°, 8%, 57%
  • HSL Precise141.176°, 7.692%, 56.667%
  • HSV141°, 11%, 60%
  • HSB141°, 11%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.600, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.600, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.600, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID88998E
  • DECIMAL ID8952206
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01