What color is #BBC3AB?

#BBC3AB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC3AB?

The RGB value is 187, 195, 171: 187 red, 195 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC3AB?

The complementary color is #B3ABC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC3AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC3AB color

#BBC3AB rgb(187, 195, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBC3AB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 76.5% green and 67.1% blue (187, 195, 171).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#BBC3AB color codes

HEX	`#BBC3AB`
RGB	`rgb(187, 195, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 76.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.6, -7.06, 11.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.6, 13.18, 122.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.358, 52.535, 46.166)`
Decimal	`12305323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC3AB, 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 #BBC3AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC3AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #BBC3AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc3ab; }
.text { color: #bbc3ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc3ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 195 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc3ab, #afc3ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBC3AB?: #BBC3AB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC3AB?: The RGB value is 187, 195, 171: 187 red, 195 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC3AB?: The complementary color is #B3ABC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC3AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.