Information about #88AFAA color

#88AFAA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #88AFAA belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(136, 175, 170) (53.3% red, 68.6% green, 66.7% blue), or CMYK 15 / 0 / 2 / 31 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained water-like cyan, #88AFAA floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sea Nymph (#8AAEA4). Nearby in the Register you will also find Aqua Blue (#86ABA5) and Cascade (#8BA9A5).

In RGB terms — rgb(136, 175, 170) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #88AFAA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. #88AFAA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#88AFAA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#88AFAA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#88AFAA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#63958E

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#4A6F6B

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#314A47

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Black

#000000

#88AFAA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#88AFAA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#88AFAA 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
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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
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#AF9688
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#AF88A1
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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
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#88AF96
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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
#88AFAA
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#AA88AF
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#AFAA88
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#888DAF
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#AF888D
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#AFAA88
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#9688AF
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#AF888D
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#A1AF88
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Nearest named colors to #88AFAA

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

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Boulevard color link
Boulevard

#8EA5A0

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

#88AFAA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#88AFAA
  • RGB136, 175, 170
  • CMYK15, 0, 2, 31
  • CSSrgb(136, 175, 170)
  • HSL172°, 20%, 61%
  • HSL Precise172.308°, 19.598%, 60.98%
  • HSV172°, 22%, 69%
  • HSB172°, 22%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.686, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.686, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.686, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID88AFAA
  • DECIMAL ID8957866
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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