Information about #88978B color

#88978B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #88978B is classified in the Register under the Green Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 151, 139) — 53.3% red, 59.2% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 5 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #88978B sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mantle (#8B9C90). Nearby in the Register you will also find Stack (#8A8F8A) and Avatar (#8B8F8E).

The recipe behind #88978B is rgb(136, 151, 139), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #88978B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.1:1. #88978B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#88978B color variations

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

#88978B 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 #88978B

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

Mantle color link
Mantle

#8B9C90

Stack color link
Stack

#8A8F8A

Avatar color link
Avatar

#8B8F8E

Forcefield color link
Forcefield

#899694

Gannet Grey color link
Gannet Grey

#8E918F

Bluegrass color link
Bluegrass

#839783

Inside Back color link
Inside Back

#848E88

Allusive color link
Allusive

#8B9695

Half Tapa color link
Half Tapa

#929288

Fashion Gray color link
Fashion Gray

#8E8D8C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#88978B
  • RGB136, 151, 139
  • CMYK6, 0, 5, 41
  • CSSrgb(136, 151, 139)
  • HSL132°, 7%, 56%
  • HSL Precise132°, 6.726%, 56.275%
  • HSV132°, 10%, 59%
  • HSB132°, 10%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.592, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.592, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.592, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID88978B
  • DECIMAL ID8951691
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01