What color is #BBCDAC?

#BBCDAC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBCDAC?

The RGB value is 187, 205, 172: 187 red, 205 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCDAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBCDAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCDAC color

#BBCDAC rgb(187, 205, 172)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 80.4% green and 67.5% blue (187, 205, 172).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#BBCDAC color codes

HEX	`#BBCDAC`
RGB	`rgb(187, 205, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 80.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.3, -12.06, 14.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.3, 18.78, 129.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.77, 57.206, 47.441)`
Decimal	`12307884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCDAC, 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 #BBCDAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCDAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #BBCDAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcdac; }
.text { color: #bbcdac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcdac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 205 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcdac, #accdae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #BBCDAC?: #BBCDAC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCDAC?: The RGB value is 187, 205, 172: 187 red, 205 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCDAC?: The complementary color is #BEACCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCDAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.