What color is #BBD1AE?

#BBD1AE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBD1AE?

The RGB value is 187, 209, 174: 187 red, 209 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD1AE?

The complementary color is #C4AED1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD1AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD1AE color

#BBD1AE rgb(187, 209, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBD1AE is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 82% green and 68.2% blue (187, 209, 174).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#BBD1AE color codes

HEX	`#BBD1AE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 209, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 82%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.41, -13.76, 14.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.41, 20.29, 132.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.933, 59.221, 48.784)`
Decimal	`12308910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD1AE, 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 #BBD1AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD1AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #BBD1AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd1ae; }
.text { color: #bbd1ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd1ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 209 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd1ae, #aed1b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BBD1AE?: #BBD1AE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBD1AE?: The RGB value is 187, 209, 174: 187 red, 209 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD1AE?: The complementary color is #C4AED1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD1AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.