What color is #BBC4A8?

#BBC4A8 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC4A8?

The RGB value is 187, 196, 168: 187 red, 196 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC4A8?

The complementary color is #B1A8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC4A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC4A8 color

#BBC4A8 rgb(187, 196, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBC4A8 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 76.9% green and 65.9% blue (187, 196, 168).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 19% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#BBC4A8 color codes

HEX	`#BBC4A8`
RGB	`rgb(187, 196, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 76.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 19%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 14%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.8, -8.08, 13.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.8, 15.32, 121.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.3, 52.872, 44.752)`
Decimal	`12305576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC4A8, 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 #BBC4A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC4A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	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 #BBC4A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc4a8; }
.text { color: #bbc4a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc4a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 196 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc4a8, #adc4a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBC4A8?: #BBC4A8 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC4A8?: The RGB value is 187, 196, 168: 187 red, 196 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC4A8?: The complementary color is #B1A8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC4A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.