What color is #BBC7A7?

#BBC7A7 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 #BBC7A7?

The RGB value is 187, 199, 167: 187 red, 199 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC7A7?

The complementary color is #B3A7C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC7A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC7A7 color

#BBC7A7 rgb(187, 199, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBC7A7 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78% green and 65.5% blue (187, 199, 167).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 22% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#BBC7A7 color codes

HEX	`#BBC7A7`
RGB	`rgb(187, 199, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 78%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 22%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.58, -9.8, 14.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.58, 17.63, 123.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.891, 54.202, 44.491)`
Decimal	`12306343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC7A7, 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 #BBC7A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC7A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	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 #BBC7A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc7a7; }
.text { color: #bbc7a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc7a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 199 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc7a7, #abc7a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #BBC7A7?: #BBC7A7 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 #BBC7A7?: The RGB value is 187, 199, 167: 187 red, 199 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC7A7?: The complementary color is #B3A7C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC7A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.