What color is #BBD2B7?

#BBD2B7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBD2B7?

The RGB value is 187, 210, 183: 187 red, 210 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD2B7?

The complementary color is #CEB7D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD2B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD2B7 color

#BBD2B7 rgb(187, 210, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBD2B7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 82.4% green and 71.8% blue (187, 210, 183).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 23% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#BBD2B7 color codes

HEX	`#BBD2B7`
RGB	`rgb(187, 210, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 82.4%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 23%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 13%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.88, -12.73, 10.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.88, 16.69, 139.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.086, 60.076, 53.642)`
Decimal	`12309175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD2B7, 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 #BBD2B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD2B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	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 #BBD2B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd2b7; }
.text { color: #bbd2b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd2b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 210 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd2b7, #b7d2c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BBD2B7?: #BBD2B7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBD2B7?: The RGB value is 187, 210, 183: 187 red, 210 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD2B7?: The complementary color is #CEB7D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD2B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.