Information about #88BCAF color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #88BCAF reads as a moderately toned water-like cyan and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cold Front Green (#85B3B2). Slightly further away sit Serenity (#8DBFA3) and Pale Teal (#82CBB2).
In RGB terms — rgb(136, 188, 175) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #88BCAF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#88BCAF color variations
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#88BCAF color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#88BCAF color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#88BCAF color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#88BCAF color hues
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#88BCAF 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 #88BCAF color
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Nearest named colors to #88BCAF
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#85B3B2
#8DBFA3
#82CBB2
#98B7AF
#7AC5B4
#7CB7BB
#8AAEA4
#8EB2BE
#92ACB4
#9AC0B6
#86ABA5
#78AFB2
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#88BCAF
- RGB136, 188, 175
- CMYK20, 0, 5, 26
- CSSrgb(136, 188, 175)
- HSL165°, 28%, 64%
- HSL Precise165°, 27.957%, 63.529%
- HSV165°, 28%, 74%
- HSB165°, 28%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
- GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.737, 0.686)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.737, 0.686, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.737, 0.686)
- Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID88BCAF
- DECIMAL ID8961199
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
