Information about #88B3BC color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #88B3BC reads as a moderately toned water-like cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Moby (#8EB2BE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2) and Cold Front Green (#85B3B2).
In RGB terms — rgb(136, 179, 188) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #88B3BC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. No one has named #88B3BC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#88B3BC color variations
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#88B3BC color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#88B3BC color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#88B3BC color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#88B3BC color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#88B3BC 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #88B3BC color
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Nearest named colors to #88B3BC
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#8EB2BE
#89B1C2
#85B3B2
#8BA8B7
#7CB7BB
#93AAB9
#92ACB4
#78B1BF
#88A7C8
#85A3B2
#78AFB2
#8AA7CC
#88B3BC color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#88B3BC
- RGB136, 179, 188
- CMYK20, 4, 0, 26
- CSSrgb(136, 179, 188)
- HSL190°, 28%, 64%
- HSL Precise190.385°, 27.957%, 63.529%
- HSV190°, 28%, 74%
- HSB190°, 28%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
- GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.702, 0.737)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.702, 0.737, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.702, 0.737)
- Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID88B3BC
- DECIMAL ID8958908
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
