What color is #BBD7AA?

#BBD7AA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBD7AA?

The RGB value is 187, 215, 170: 187 red, 215 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBD7AA?

The complementary color is #C6AAD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBD7AA?

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.

#BBD7AA color

#BBD7AA rgb(187, 215, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBD7AA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 84.3% green and 66.7% blue (187, 215, 170).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 36% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is In Good Taste (#B6D4A0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BBD7AA color codes

HEX	`#BBD7AA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 215, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 84.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 36%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 21%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 21%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.95, -17.44, 19.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.95, 25.92, 132.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.048, 62.067, 47.26)`
Decimal	`12310442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBD7AA, 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 #BBD7AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBD7AA 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 #BBD7AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbd7aa; }
.text { color: #bbd7aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd7aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 215 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbd7aa, #aad7b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BBD7AA?: #BBD7AA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBD7AA?: The RGB value is 187, 215, 170: 187 red, 215 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBD7AA?: The complementary color is #C6AAD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBD7AA?: 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.