What color is #BBDBDA?

#BBDBDA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Poolside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBDBDA?

The RGB value is 187, 219, 218: 187 red, 219 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBDBDA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBDBDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBDBDA color

#BBDBDA rgb(187, 219, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BBDBDA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 85.9% green and 85.5% blue (187, 219, 218).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Poolside (#BEE0E2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#BBDBDA color codes

HEX	`#BBDBDA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 219, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 85.9%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.14, -10.71, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.14, 11.13, 195.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.477, 66.288, 76.03)`
Decimal	`12311514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBDBDA, 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 #BBDBDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBDBDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	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 #BBDBDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbdbda; }
.text { color: #bbdbda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbdbda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 219 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbdbda, #bbccdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBDBDA?: #BBDBDA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Poolside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBDBDA?: The RGB value is 187, 219, 218: 187 red, 219 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBDBDA?: The complementary color is #DBBBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBDBDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.