What color is #BBD5B2?

#BBD5B2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBD5B2?

The RGB value is 187, 213, 178: 187 red, 213 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD5B2?

The complementary color is #CCB2D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD5B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD5B2 color

#BBD5B2 rgb(187, 213, 178)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBD5B2 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 83.5% green and 69.8% blue (187, 213, 178).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 29% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.27:1).

#BBD5B2 color codes

HEX	`#BBD5B2`
RGB	`rgb(187, 213, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 83.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 29%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 16%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 16%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.58, -15.11, 14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.58, 20.9, 136.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.322, 61.367, 51.199)`
Decimal	`12309938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD5B2, 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 #BBD5B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD5B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.27:1	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 #BBD5B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd5b2; }
.text { color: #bbd5b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd5b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 213 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd5b2, #b2d5bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BBD5B2?: #BBD5B2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBD5B2?: The RGB value is 187, 213, 178: 187 red, 213 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD5B2?: The complementary color is #CCB2D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD5B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.