What color is #BBC6A9?

#BBC6A9 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 #BBC6A9?

The RGB value is 187, 198, 169: 187 red, 198 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC6A9?

The complementary color is #B4A9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC6A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC6A9 color

#BBC6A9 rgb(187, 198, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBC6A9 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 77.6% green and 66.3% blue (187, 198, 169).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 20% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#BBC6A9 color codes

HEX	`#BBC6A9`
RGB	`rgb(187, 198, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 77.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 20%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 15%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.36, -8.95, 13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.36, 16.01, 124)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.848, 53.817, 45.395)`
Decimal	`12306089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC6A9, 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 #BBC6A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC6A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	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 #BBC6A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc6a9; }
.text { color: #bbc6a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc6a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 198 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc6a9, #acc6a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBC6A9?: #BBC6A9 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 #BBC6A9?: The RGB value is 187, 198, 169: 187 red, 198 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC6A9?: The complementary color is #B4A9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC6A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.