What color is #BBCBA3?

#BBCBA3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBCBA3?

The RGB value is 187, 203, 163: 187 red, 203 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCBA3?

The complementary color is #B3A3CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBCBA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCBA3 color

#BBCBA3 rgb(187, 203, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBCBA3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.6% green and 63.9% blue (187, 203, 163).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 28% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#BBCBA3 color codes

HEX	`#BBCBA3`
RGB	`rgb(187, 203, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 79.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 28%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 20%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.57, -12.5, 18.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.57, 22.05, 124.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.459, 55.921, 42.884)`
Decimal	`12307363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCBA3, 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 #BBCBA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCBA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #BBCBA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcba3; }
.text { color: #bbcba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 203 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcba3, #a7cba3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #BBCBA3?: #BBCBA3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCBA3?: The RGB value is 187, 203, 163: 187 red, 203 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCBA3?: The complementary color is #B3A3CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCBA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.