What color is #BBCDB6?

#BBCDB6 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 #BBCDB6?

The RGB value is 187, 205, 182: 187 red, 205 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCDB6?

The complementary color is #C8B6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBCDB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCDB6 color

#BBCDB6 rgb(187, 205, 182)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBCDB6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 80.4% green and 71.4% blue (187, 205, 182).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 19% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#BBCDB6 color codes

HEX	`#BBCDB6`
RGB	`rgb(187, 205, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 80.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 19%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.52, -10.35, 9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.52, 13.97, 137.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.767, 57.604, 52.691)`
Decimal	`12307894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCDB6, 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 #BBCDB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCDB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	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 #BBCDB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcdb6; }
.text { color: #bbcdb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcdb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 205 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcdb6, #b6cdbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBCDB6?: #BBCDB6 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 #BBCDB6?: The RGB value is 187, 205, 182: 187 red, 205 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCDB6?: The complementary color is #C8B6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCDB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.