What color is #BBDD11?

#BBDD11 is a vivid yellow-green known as Cucumber Bomber. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cucumber Bomber?

The RGB value is 187, 221, 17: 187 red, 221 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cucumber Bomber?

The complementary color is #3311DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBDD11?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cucumber Bomber color: hex code #BBDD11

#BBDD11 rgb(187, 221, 17)

Shades of green

Cucumber Bomber has the hex code #BBDD11. It is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 86.7% green and 6.7% blue (187, 221, 17).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 86% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 92% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

Cucumber Bomber (#BBDD11) color codes

HEX	`#BBDD11`
RGB	`rgb(187, 221, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 86.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 86%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 92%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 92%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.08, -33.23, 80.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.08, 86.87, 112.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.452, 62.318, 10.112)`
Decimal	`12311825`
Short hex	`#BD1`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cucumber Bomber, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BBDD11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBDD11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BBDD11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbdd11; }
.text { color: #bbdd11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbdd11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 221 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbdd11, #55dd11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #BBDD11 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BBDD11?: #BBDD11 is a vivid yellow-green known as Cucumber Bomber. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cucumber Bomber?: The RGB value is 187, 221, 17: 187 red, 221 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cucumber Bomber?: The complementary color is #3311DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBDD11?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.