What color is #BBC8AD?

#BBC8AD 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 #BBC8AD?

The RGB value is 187, 200, 173: 187 red, 200 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC8AD?

The complementary color is #BAADC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC8AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC8AD color

#BBC8AD rgb(187, 200, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBC8AD is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78.4% green and 67.8% blue (187, 200, 173).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 20% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#BBC8AD color codes

HEX	`#BBC8AD`
RGB	`rgb(187, 200, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 78.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 20%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.98, -9.32, 12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.98, 15.2, 127.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.689, 54.89, 47.557)`
Decimal	`12306605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC8AD, 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 #BBC8AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC8AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #BBC8AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc8ad; }
.text { color: #bbc8ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc8ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 200 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc8ad, #aec8ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBC8AD?: #BBC8AD 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 #BBC8AD?: The RGB value is 187, 200, 173: 187 red, 200 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC8AD?: The complementary color is #BAADC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC8AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.