What color is #BBC3AD?

#BBC3AD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC3AD?

The RGB value is 187, 195, 173: 187 red, 195 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC3AD?

The complementary color is #B5ADC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC3AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC3AD color

#BBC3AD rgb(187, 195, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBC3AD is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 76.5% green and 67.8% blue (187, 195, 173).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% 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 11.52:1).

#BBC3AD color codes

HEX	`#BBC3AD`
RGB	`rgb(187, 195, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 76.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.65, -6.72, 10.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.65, 12.15, 123.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.55, 52.612, 47.177)`
Decimal	`12305325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC3AD, 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 #BBC3AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC3AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	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 #BBC3AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc3ad; }
.text { color: #bbc3ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc3ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 195 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc3ad, #b0c3ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBC3AD?: #BBC3AD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC3AD?: The RGB value is 187, 195, 173: 187 red, 195 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC3AD?: The complementary color is #B5ADC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC3AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.