What color is #BBC1A3?

#BBC1A3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC1A3?

The RGB value is 187, 193, 163: 187 red, 193 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC1A3?

The complementary color is #A9A3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC1A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC1A3 color

#BBC1A3 rgb(187, 193, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBC1A3 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 75.7% green and 63.9% blue (187, 193, 163).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 19% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#BBC1A3 color codes

HEX	`#BBC1A3`
RGB	`rgb(187, 193, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 75.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 19%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.89, -7.33, 14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.89, 16.18, 116.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.174, 51.349, 42.122)`
Decimal	`12304803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC1A3, 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 #BBC1A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC1A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #BBC1A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc1a3; }
.text { color: #bbc1a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc1a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 193 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc1a3, #acc1a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BBC1A3?: #BBC1A3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC1A3?: The RGB value is 187, 193, 163: 187 red, 193 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC1A3?: The complementary color is #A9A3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC1A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.