What color is #BBCAB4?

#BBCAB4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBCAB4?

The RGB value is 187, 202, 180: 187 red, 202 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCAB4?

The complementary color is #C3B4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBCAB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCAB4 color

#BBCAB4 rgb(187, 202, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBCAB4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.2% green and 70.6% blue (187, 202, 180).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#BBCAB4 color codes

HEX	`#BBCAB4`
RGB	`rgb(187, 202, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 79.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 11%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 11%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.67, -9.15, 9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.67, 13.01, 134.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.851, 56.101, 51.373)`
Decimal	`12307124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCAB4, 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 #BBCAB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCAB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	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 #BBCAB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcab4; }
.text { color: #bbcab4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcab4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 202 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcab4, #b4cab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBCAB4?: #BBCAB4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCAB4?: The RGB value is 187, 202, 180: 187 red, 202 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCAB4?: The complementary color is #C3B4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCAB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.