What color is #BBD18B?

#BBD18B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBD18B?

The RGB value is 187, 209, 139: 187 red, 209 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD18B?

The complementary color is #A18BD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD18B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD18B color

#BBD18B rgb(187, 209, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBD18B is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 82% green and 54.5% blue (187, 209, 139).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 43% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi (#AFD77F), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#BBD18B color codes

HEX	`#BBD18B`
RGB	`rgb(187, 209, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 82%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 43%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 33%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 33%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.76, -19, 32.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.76, 37.52, 120.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.954, 58.03, 33.096)`
Decimal	`12308875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD18B, 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 #BBD18B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD18B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #BBD18B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd18b; }
.text { color: #bbd18b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd18b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 209 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd18b, #98d18b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #BBD18B?: #BBD18B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBD18B?: The RGB value is 187, 209, 139: 187 red, 209 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD18B?: The complementary color is #A18BD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD18B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.