What color is #BBD089?

#BBD089 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBD089?

The RGB value is 187, 208, 137: 187 red, 208 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD089?

The complementary color is #9E89D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD089?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD089 color

#BBD089 rgb(187, 208, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBD089 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 81.6% green and 53.7% blue (187, 208, 137).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 43% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Alley (#C5D17B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#BBD089 color codes

HEX	`#BBD089`
RGB	`rgb(187, 208, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 81.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 43%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 34%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 34%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.45, -18.77, 32.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.45, 37.94, 119.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.564, 57.483, 32.252)`
Decimal	`12308617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD089, 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 #BBD089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #BBD089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd089; }
.text { color: #bbd089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 208 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd089, #98d089); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #BBD089?: #BBD089 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBD089?: The RGB value is 187, 208, 137: 187 red, 208 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD089?: The complementary color is #9E89D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD089?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.