Hakusai Green Color

#88b378

Hakusai Green is calm, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #774c87
Complementary Color #a378b2
Color Shade: yellow green (103.73° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.63% (better contrasting with white)
Hakusai Green Color Sample
Hakusai Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #88b378

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Hakusai Green Color. The Shiso Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mosslands (#779966) for more calm effect. Try Barnyard Grass as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a378b2 is the best complementary color to Hakusai Green. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #88b378 complementary color is Purple Mountain's Majesty, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Olivine are #a5b278 and #78b285. Thus found on the left and right of #88b378 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Smoke and Bay Leaf colors as they work well with Hakusai Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hakusai Green palette consists of #b278a5 and #8578b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a378b2). Try Bouquet and Lavender Purple colors in combination with #88b378, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #88b378 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hakusai Green. Thus Turkish Rose and Wild Blue Yonder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hakusai Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Purple Mountain's Majesty, Gulf Stream, and Brandy Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #88b378 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hakusai Green tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#a378b2) and two others. The Wild Blue Yonder is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mongoose – 120° from the complementary Purple Mountain's Majesty. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7888b2 and #b2a278.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #88b378 is made of 31% red, 41% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Hakusai Green has a hue angle of 103.73°, a saturation of 27.96% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #88b378 is made of 16.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #88b378
RGB Decimal rgb(136,179,120)
RGB Percentage 31%, 41%, 28%
CMYK 16.87, 0, 23.14, 29.8
HSL hsl(103.73,27.96%,58.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(103.73,32.96%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.6283,-25.622,25.6018)
XYZ xyz(29.6636,38.8305,23.7009)
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