Information about #88A7AA color

#88A7AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#88A7AA falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 167, 170) — 53.3% red, 65.5% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 1 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#88A7AA is a calm, restrained cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cascade (#8BA9A5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Aqua Blue (#86ABA5) and Ziggurat (#81A6AA).

In RGB terms — rgb(136, 167, 170) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #88A7AA: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #88A7AA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#88A7AA color variations

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#88A7AA 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 #88A7AA

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

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Boulevard color link
Boulevard

#8EA5A0

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#88A7AA
  • RGB136, 167, 170
  • CMYK13, 1, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(136, 167, 170)
  • HSL185°, 17%, 60%
  • HSL Precise185.294°, 16.667%, 60%
  • HSV185°, 20%, 67%
  • HSB185°, 20%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.655, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.655, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.655, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID88A7AA
  • DECIMAL ID8955818
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01