Palettes / Colors / #88BFCF

#88BFCF — Light Muted Teal

#88BFCF is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #88BFCF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#88BFCF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CF9887; it also sits naturally between #87CFBC and #879ACF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 53% · Green 75% · Blue 81%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #88BFCF

.text { color: #88BFCF; }
.background { background-color: #88BFCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #88BFCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(136, 191, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 43%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #88BFCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(136, 191, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #88BFCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(136, 191, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#88BFCF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#88BFCF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CF9887:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #88BFCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #88BFCF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #88BFCF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #88BFCF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #88BFCF?

#88BFCF is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 136, 191, 207). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #88BFCF?

#88BFCF is RGB 136, 191, 207 — HSL 194°, 43%, 67% — CMYK 34%, 8%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #88BFCF?

Its complement is #CF9887; analogous partners are #87CFBC and #879ACF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #88BFCF for text?

Black text on #88BFCF has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.