What color is #BBD4CD?

#BBD4CD 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 #BBD4CD?

The RGB value is 187, 212, 205: 187 red, 212 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD4CD?

The complementary color is #D4BBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD4CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD4CD color

#BBD4CD rgb(187, 212, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBD4CD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 83.1% green and 80.4% blue (187, 212, 205).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 23% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.41:1).

#BBD4CD color codes

HEX	`#BBD4CD`
RGB	`rgb(187, 212, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 83.1%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 23%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 3%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.94, -9.69, 0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.94, 9.71, 176.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.054, 62.058, 66.824)`
Decimal	`12309709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD4CD, 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 #BBD4CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD4CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.41:1	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 #BBD4CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd4cd; }
.text { color: #bbd4cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd4cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 212 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd4cd, #bbcfd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBD4CD?: #BBD4CD 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 #BBD4CD?: The RGB value is 187, 212, 205: 187 red, 212 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD4CD?: The complementary color is #D4BBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD4CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.