What color is #BBCFBB?

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

What is the RGB value of #BBCFBB?

The RGB value is 187, 207, 187: 187 red, 207 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBCFBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBCFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBCFBB color

#BBCFBB rgb(187, 207, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 81.2% green and 73.3% blue (187, 207, 187).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#BBCFBB color codes

HEX	`#BBCFBB`
RGB	`rgb(187, 207, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 81.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.17, -10.49, 7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.17, 12.98, 143.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.774, 58.778, 55.622)`
Decimal	`12308411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBCFBB, 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 #BBCFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBCFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	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 #BBCFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbcfbb; }
.text { color: #bbcfbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbcfbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 207 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbcfbb, #bbcfc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBCFBB?: #BBCFBB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBCFBB?: The RGB value is 187, 207, 187: 187 red, 207 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBCFBB?: The complementary color is #CFBBCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBCFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.