What color is #BBDEB6?

#BBDEB6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBDEB6?

The RGB value is 187, 222, 182: 187 red, 222 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBDEB6?

The complementary color is #D9B6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBDEB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBDEB6 color

#BBDEB6 rgb(187, 222, 182)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBDEB6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 87.1% green and 71.4% blue (187, 222, 182).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 38% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#BBDEB6 color codes

HEX	`#BBDEB6`
RGB	`rgb(187, 222, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 87.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 38%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.09, -18.93, 15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.09, 24.7, 140.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.056, 66.184, 54.121)`
Decimal	`12312246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBDEB6, 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 #BBDEB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBDEB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	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 #BBDEB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbdeb6; }
.text { color: #bbdeb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbdeb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 222 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbdeb6, #b6dec5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBDEB6?: #BBDEB6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBDEB6?: The RGB value is 187, 222, 182: 187 red, 222 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBDEB6?: The complementary color is #D9B6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBDEB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.