What color is #BBDD00?

#BBDD00 is a vivid yellow known as High Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of High Grass?

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

What is the complementary color of High Grass?

The complementary color is #2200DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBDD00?

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.

High Grass color: hex code #BBDD00

#BBDD00 rgb(187, 221, 0)

Shades of green

High Grass has the hex code #BBDD00. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 86.7% green and 0% blue (187, 221, 0).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 100% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 13% black.

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

High Grass (#BBDD00) color codes

HEX	`#BBDD00`
RGB	`rgb(187, 221, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 86.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 100%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 100%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 100%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.06, -33.43, 81.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.06, 88.41, 112.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.351, 62.278, 9.579)`
Decimal	`12311808`
Short hex	`#BD0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with High Grass, 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 #BBDD00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBDD00 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 #BBDD00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbdd00; }
.text { color: #bbdd00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbdd00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 221 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbdd00, #4ddd00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #BBDD00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BBDD00?: #BBDD00 is a vivid yellow known as High Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of High Grass?: The RGB value is 187, 221, 0: 187 red, 221 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of High Grass?: The complementary color is #2200DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBDD00?: 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.