What color is #BBD3D0?

#BBD3D0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBD3D0?

The RGB value is 187, 211, 208: 187 red, 211 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD3D0?

The complementary color is #D3BBBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD3D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD3D0 color

#BBD3D0 rgb(187, 211, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBD3D0 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 82.7% green and 81.6% blue (187, 211, 208).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 21% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#BBD3D0 color codes

HEX	`#BBD3D0`
RGB	`rgb(187, 211, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 82.7%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 21%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 11%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.76, -8.59, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.76, 8.68, 188.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.17, 61.706, 68.666)`
Decimal	`12309456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD3D0, 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 #BBD3D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD3D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	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 #BBD3D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd3d0; }
.text { color: #bbd3d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd3d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 211 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd3d0, #bbcad3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBD3D0?: #BBD3D0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBD3D0?: The RGB value is 187, 211, 208: 187 red, 211 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD3D0?: The complementary color is #D3BBBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD3D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.