What color is #BBCBB4?

#BBCBB4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBCBB4?

The RGB value is 187, 203, 180: 187 red, 203 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCBB4?

The complementary color is #C4B4CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBCBB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCBB4 color

#BBCBB4 rgb(187, 203, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBCBB4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.6% green and 70.6% blue (187, 203, 180).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#BBCBB4 color codes

HEX	`#BBCBB4`
RGB	`rgb(187, 203, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 79.6%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.94, -9.67, 9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.94, 13.65, 135.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.086, 56.572, 51.452)`
Decimal	`12307380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCBB4, 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 #BBCBB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCBB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #BBCBB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcbb4; }
.text { color: #bbcbb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcbb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 203 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcbb4, #b4cbb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBCBB4?: #BBCBB4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCBB4?: The RGB value is 187, 203, 180: 187 red, 203 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCBB4?: The complementary color is #C4B4CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCBB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.