What color is #BBD6B5?

#BBD6B5 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 #BBD6B5?

The RGB value is 187, 214, 181: 187 red, 214 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD6B5?

The complementary color is #D0B5D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD6B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBD6B5 color

#BBD6B5 rgb(187, 214, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBD6B5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 83.9% green and 71% blue (187, 214, 181).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 29% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.4:1).

#BBD6B5 color codes

HEX	`#BBD6B5`
RGB	`rgb(187, 214, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 83.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 29%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 15%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.91, -15.11, 13.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.91, 20.14, 138.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.879, 61.993, 52.887)`
Decimal	`12310197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD6B5, 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 #BBD6B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD6B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	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 #BBD6B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd6b5; }
.text { color: #bbd6b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd6b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 214 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd6b5, #b5d6c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BBD6B5?: #BBD6B5 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 #BBD6B5?: The RGB value is 187, 214, 181: 187 red, 214 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD6B5?: The complementary color is #D0B5D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD6B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.