What color is #BBCEA2?

#BBCEA2 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBCEA2?

The RGB value is 187, 206, 162: 187 red, 206 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCEA2?

The complementary color is #B5A2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBCEA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCEA2 color

#BBCEA2 rgb(187, 206, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBCEA2 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 80.8% green and 63.5% blue (187, 206, 162).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 31% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#BBCEA2 color codes

HEX	`#BBCEA2`
RGB	`rgb(187, 206, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 80.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 31%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 21%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 21%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.36, -14.18, 19.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.36, 24.35, 125.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.085, 57.316, 42.653)`
Decimal	`12308130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCEA2, 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 #BBCEA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCEA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #BBCEA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcea2; }
.text { color: #bbcea2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcea2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 206 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcea2, #a5cea2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BBCEA2?: #BBCEA2 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCEA2?: The RGB value is 187, 206, 162: 187 red, 206 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCEA2?: The complementary color is #B5A2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCEA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.