What color is #BBD197?

#BBD197 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 #BBD197?

The RGB value is 187, 209, 151: 187 red, 209 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD197?

The complementary color is #AD97D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD197 color

#BBD197 rgb(187, 209, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBD197 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 82% green and 59.2% blue (187, 209, 151).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 39% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#BBD197 color codes

HEX	`#BBD197`
RGB	`rgb(187, 209, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 82%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 39%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 28%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.96, -17.34, 26.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.96, 31.59, 123.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.879, 58.4, 37.969)`
Decimal	`12308887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD197, 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 #BBD197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	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 #BBD197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd197; }
.text { color: #bbd197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 209 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd197, #9ed197); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BBD197?: #BBD197 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 #BBD197?: The RGB value is 187, 209, 151: 187 red, 209 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD197?: The complementary color is #AD97D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.