What color is #BBCAA9?

#BBCAA9 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 #BBCAA9?

The RGB value is 187, 202, 169: 187 red, 202 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCAA9?

The complementary color is #B8A9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBCAA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCAA9 color

#BBCAA9 rgb(187, 202, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBCAA9 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.2% green and 66.3% blue (187, 202, 169).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#BBCAA9 color codes

HEX	`#BBCAA9`
RGB	`rgb(187, 202, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 79.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.43, -11.02, 14.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.43, 18.43, 126.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.774, 55.67, 45.704)`
Decimal	`12307113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCAA9, 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 #BBCAA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCAA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #BBCAA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcaa9; }
.text { color: #bbcaa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcaa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 202 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcaa9, #abcaa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #BBCAA9?: #BBCAA9 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 #BBCAA9?: The RGB value is 187, 202, 169: 187 red, 202 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCAA9?: The complementary color is #B8A9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCAA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.