What color is #BBDCC4?

#BBDCC4 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 #BBDCC4?

The RGB value is 187, 220, 196: 187 red, 220 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBDCC4?

The complementary color is #DCBBD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBDCC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBDCC4 color

#BBDCC4 rgb(187, 220, 196)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBDCC4 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 86.3% green and 76.9% blue (187, 220, 196).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 32% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#BBDCC4 color codes

HEX	`#BBDCC4`
RGB	`rgb(187, 220, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 86.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 32%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.86, -15.46, 8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.86, 17.49, 152.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.048, 65.736, 61.949)`
Decimal	`12311748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBDCC4, 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 #BBDCC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBDCC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	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 #BBDCC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbdcc4; }
.text { color: #bbdcc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbdcc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 220 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbdcc4, #bbdcd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BBDCC4?: #BBDCC4 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 #BBDCC4?: The RGB value is 187, 220, 196: 187 red, 220 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBDCC4?: The complementary color is #DCBBD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBDCC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.