Information about #88B9AD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#88B9AD falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(136, 185, 173) — 53.3% red, 72.5% green, 67.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 19 / 0 / 5 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned aqua cyan, #88B9AD has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cold Front Green (#85B3B2). Slightly further away sit Serenity (#8DBFA3) and Sea Nymph (#8AAEA4).

The recipe behind #88B9AD is rgb(136, 185, 173), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #88B9AD: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#88B9AD color variations

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

#88B9AD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#88B9AD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#88B9AD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#88B9AD 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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#88B9AD 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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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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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
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #88B9AD

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

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Summer Green color link
Summer Green

#8FB69C

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

#88B9AD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#88B9AD
  • RGB136, 185, 173
  • CMYK19, 0, 5, 27
  • CSSrgb(136, 185, 173)
  • HSL165°, 26%, 63%
  • HSL Precise165.306°, 25.926%, 62.941%
  • HSV165°, 26%, 73%
  • HSB165°, 26%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.725, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.725, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.725, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID88B9AD
  • DECIMAL ID8960429
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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