Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.66:1 — vs black: 12.63:1

Color values

HEX #88D8C0
RGB rgb(136, 216, 192)
HSL hsl(162, 37%, 84%)
CMYK cmyk( 37.04, 0, 11.11, 15.29 )
Websafe #99CCCC

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Style

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #88D8C0 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pearl Aqua
#88D8C0 Base

#D888A0

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pearl Aqua
#88D8C0 Base

#88D898

#88C8D8

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pearl Aqua
#88D8C0 Base

#C088D8

#D8C088

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pearl Aqua
#88D8C0 Base

#D888C8

#D89888

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pearl Aqua
#88D8C0 Base

#9888D8

#D888A0

#C8D888

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pearl Aqua
#88D8C0 Base

#319678

#4EC5A1

#69CEB0

#A7E2D0

#C2EBDF

#ECF9F5

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pearl Aqua, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #06130F

— #164437

— #27765E

— #37A785

— #57C8A6

Pearl Aqua #88D8C0 Base

— #9CDFCB

— #B0E5D5

— #C4ECE0

— #D8F2EA

— #ECF9F5

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #88D8C0. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #88D8C0;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #88D8C0;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #88D8C0;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #88D8C0,
        #E6CAD2
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #88D8C0,
        #E6CAD2
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$pearl-aqua: #88D8C0;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pearl-aqua-r: 136;
$pearl-aqua-g: 216;
$pearl-aqua-b: 192;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pearl-aqua;
    color: rgba($pearl-aqua-r, $pearl-aqua-g, $pearl-aqua-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Pearl Aqua appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #88D8C0 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #C5C5C2 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #D1D1C0 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #8DD5D5 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #C9C9C9 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pearl Aqua ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pearl Aqua #88D8C0 Base

Pale Robin Egg Blue #96DED1 ΔE 4.33

Turquoise Green #A0D6B4 ΔE 5.72

Magic Mint #AAF0D1 ΔE 6.41

Turquoise #40E0D0 ΔE 7.51

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.