What color is #BBD5D1?

#BBD5D1 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 #BBD5D1?

The RGB value is 187, 213, 209: 187 red, 213 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD5D1?

The complementary color is #D5BBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD5D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD5D1 color

#BBD5D1 rgb(187, 213, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBD5D1 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 83.5% green and 82% blue (187, 213, 209).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#BBD5D1 color codes

HEX	`#BBD5D1`
RGB	`rgb(187, 213, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 83.5%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.31, -9.43, -0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.31, 9.47, 185.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.794, 62.756, 69.483)`
Decimal	`12309969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD5D1, 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 #BBD5D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD5D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	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 #BBD5D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd5d1; }
.text { color: #bbd5d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd5d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 213 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd5d1, #bbccd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBD5D1?: #BBD5D1 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 #BBD5D1?: The RGB value is 187, 213, 209: 187 red, 213 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD5D1?: The complementary color is #D5BBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD5D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.