What color is #BBD5C3?

#BBD5C3 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 #BBD5C3?

The RGB value is 187, 213, 195: 187 red, 213 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD5C3?

The complementary color is #D5BBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD5C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD5C3 color

#BBD5C3 rgb(187, 213, 195)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBD5C3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 83.5% green and 76.5% blue (187, 213, 195).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#BBD5C3 color codes

HEX	`#BBD5C3`
RGB	`rgb(187, 213, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 83.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 8%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.96, -12.1, 5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.96, 13.49, 153.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.136, 62.093, 60.752)`
Decimal	`12309955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD5C3, 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 #BBD5C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD5C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #BBD5C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd5c3; }
.text { color: #bbd5c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd5c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 213 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd5c3, #bbd5d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBD5C3?: #BBD5C3 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 #BBD5C3?: The RGB value is 187, 213, 195: 187 red, 213 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD5C3?: The complementary color is #D5BBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD5C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.