What color is #BBDBD2?

#BBDBD2 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 #BBDBD2?

The RGB value is 187, 219, 210: 187 red, 219 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBDBD2?

The complementary color is #DBBBC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBDBD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBDBD2 color

#BBDBD2 rgb(187, 219, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBDBD2 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 85.9% green and 82.4% blue (187, 219, 210).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% 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 14.18:1).

#BBDBD2 color codes

HEX	`#BBDBD2`
RGB	`rgb(187, 219, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 85.9%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.93, -12.3, 0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.93, 12.33, 175.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.455, 65.88, 70.649)`
Decimal	`12311506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBDBD2, 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 #BBDBD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBDBD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.18:1	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 #BBDBD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbdbd2; }
.text { color: #bbdbd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbdbd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 219 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbdbd2, #bbd4db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBDBD2?: #BBDBD2 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 #BBDBD2?: The RGB value is 187, 219, 210: 187 red, 219 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBDBD2?: The complementary color is #DBBBC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBDBD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.