What color is #BBDEB8?

#BBDEB8 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 #BBDEB8?

The RGB value is 187, 222, 184: 187 red, 222 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBDEB8?

The complementary color is #DBB8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBDEB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBDEB8 color

#BBDEB8 rgb(187, 222, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBDEB8 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 87.1% green and 72.2% blue (187, 222, 184).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 37% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#BBDEB8 color codes

HEX	`#BBDEB8`
RGB	`rgb(187, 222, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 87.1%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 37%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 17%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 17%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.13, -18.59, 14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.13, 23.81, 141.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.265, 66.267, 55.217)`
Decimal	`12312248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBDEB8, 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 #BBDEB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBDEB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	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 #BBDEB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbdeb8; }
.text { color: #bbdeb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbdeb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 222 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbdeb8, #b8dec8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBDEB8?: #BBDEB8 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 #BBDEB8?: The RGB value is 187, 222, 184: 187 red, 222 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBDEB8?: The complementary color is #DBB8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBDEB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.