What color is #BBD3BA?

#BBD3BA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBD3BA?

The RGB value is 187, 211, 186: 187 red, 211 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD3BA?

The complementary color is #D2BAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD3BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD3BA color

#BBD3BA rgb(187, 211, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBD3BA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 82.7% green and 72.9% blue (187, 211, 186).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 22% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#BBD3BA color codes

HEX	`#BBD3BA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 211, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 82.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 22%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 12%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.22, -12.71, 9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.22, 15.98, 142.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.649, 60.698, 55.387)`
Decimal	`12309434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD3BA, 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 #BBD3BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD3BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	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 #BBD3BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd3ba; }
.text { color: #bbd3ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd3ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 211 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd3ba, #bad3c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBD3BA?: #BBD3BA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBD3BA?: The RGB value is 187, 211, 186: 187 red, 211 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD3BA?: The complementary color is #D2BAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD3BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.