What color is #BBDAD3?

#BBDAD3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBDAD3?

The RGB value is 187, 218, 211: 187 red, 218 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBDAD3?

The complementary color is #DABBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBDAD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBDAD3 color

#BBDAD3 rgb(187, 218, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBDAD3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 85.5% green and 82.7% blue (187, 218, 211).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#BBDAD3 color codes

HEX	`#BBDAD3`
RGB	`rgb(187, 218, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 85.5%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.69, -11.59, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.69, 11.59, 180)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.32, 65.409, 71.221)`
Decimal	`12311251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBDAD3, 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 #BBDAD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBDAD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	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 #BBDAD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbdad3; }
.text { color: #bbdad3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbdad3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 218 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbdad3, #bbd1da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBDAD3?: #BBDAD3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBDAD3?: The RGB value is 187, 218, 211: 187 red, 218 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBDAD3?: The complementary color is #DABBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBDAD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.