What color is #BBC5AD?

#BBC5AD 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 #BBC5AD?

The RGB value is 187, 197, 173: 187 red, 197 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC5AD?

The complementary color is #B7ADC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC5AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC5AD color

#BBC5AD rgb(187, 197, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBC5AD is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 77.3% green and 67.8% blue (187, 197, 173).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#BBC5AD color codes

HEX	`#BBC5AD`
RGB	`rgb(187, 197, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 77.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.18, -7.76, 10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.18, 13.36, 125.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.001, 53.514, 47.328)`
Decimal	`12305837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC5AD, 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 #BBC5AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC5AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	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 #BBC5AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc5ad; }
.text { color: #bbc5ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc5ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 197 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc5ad, #afc5ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBC5AD?: #BBC5AD 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 #BBC5AD?: The RGB value is 187, 197, 173: 187 red, 197 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC5AD?: The complementary color is #B7ADC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC5AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.