What color is #BBDAC3?

#BBDAC3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBDAC3?

The RGB value is 187, 218, 195: 187 red, 218 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBDAC3?

The complementary color is #DABBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBDAC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBDAC3 color

#BBDAC3 rgb(187, 218, 195)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBDAC3 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 85.5% green and 76.5% blue (187, 218, 195).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#BBDAC3 color codes

HEX	`#BBDAC3`
RGB	`rgb(187, 218, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 85.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.3, -14.64, 7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.3, 16.63, 151.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.413, 64.647, 61.178)`
Decimal	`12311235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBDAC3, 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 #BBDAC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBDAC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #BBDAC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbdac3; }
.text { color: #bbdac3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbdac3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 218 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbdac3, #bbdad3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BBDAC3?: #BBDAC3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBDAC3?: The RGB value is 187, 218, 195: 187 red, 218 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBDAC3?: The complementary color is #DABBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBDAC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.