What color is #BBDBCA?

#BBDBCA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBDBCA?

The RGB value is 187, 219, 202: 187 red, 219 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBDBCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBDBCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBDBCA color

#BBDBCA rgb(187, 219, 202)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 85.9% green and 79.2% blue (187, 219, 202).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#BBDBCA color codes

HEX	`#BBDBCA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 219, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 85.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.74, -13.84, 4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.74, 14.66, 160.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.483, 65.491, 65.531)`
Decimal	`12311498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBDBCA, 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 #BBDBCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBDBCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	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 #BBDBCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbdbca; }
.text { color: #bbdbca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbdbca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 219 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbdbca, #bbdbda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBDBCA?: #BBDBCA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBDBCA?: The RGB value is 187, 219, 202: 187 red, 219 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBDBCA?: The complementary color is #DBBBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBDBCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.