What color is #BBD2CA?

#BBD2CA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBD2CA?

The RGB value is 187, 210, 202: 187 red, 210 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD2CA?

The complementary color is #D2BBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD2CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD2CA color

#BBD2CA rgb(187, 210, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBD2CA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 82.4% green and 79.2% blue (187, 210, 202).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#BBD2CA color codes

HEX	`#BBD2CA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 210, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 82.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.34, -9.24, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.34, 9.34, 171.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.198, 60.921, 64.769)`
Decimal	`12309194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD2CA, 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 #BBD2CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD2CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	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 #BBD2CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd2ca; }
.text { color: #bbd2ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd2ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 210 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd2ca, #bbced2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBD2CA?: #BBD2CA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBD2CA?: The RGB value is 187, 210, 202: 187 red, 210 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD2CA?: The complementary color is #D2BBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD2CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.