Exploring the Color #88A79F

#88A79F sits at 165° on the color wheel, placing it in the cyan family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 15% saturation and 59% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 136, 167, 159 produces a 8.07:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #88A79F is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 50 units away from #808080. Designers reach for cyan hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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