What color is #BBD1BB?

#BBD1BB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBD1BB?

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

What is the complementary color of #BBD1BB?

The complementary color is #D1BBD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD1BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD1BB color

#BBD1BB rgb(187, 209, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBD1BB is a light, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 19% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#BBD1BB color codes

HEX	`#BBD1BB`
RGB	`rgb(187, 209, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 82%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 19%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.7, -11.51, 8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.7, 14.26, 143.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.262, 59.753, 55.784)`
Decimal	`12308923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD1BB, 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 #BBD1BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD1BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	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 #BBD1BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd1bb; }
.text { color: #bbd1bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd1bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 209 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd1bb, #bbd1c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBD1BB?: #BBD1BB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBD1BB?: The RGB value is 187, 209, 187: 187 red, 209 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD1BB?: The complementary color is #D1BBD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD1BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.