What color is #BBDFCD?

#BBDFCD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBDFCD?

The RGB value is 187, 223, 205: 187 red, 223 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBDFCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBDFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBDFCD color

#BBDFCD rgb(187, 223, 205)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 87.5% green and 80.4% blue (187, 223, 205).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 36% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.55:1).

#BBDFCD color codes

HEX	`#BBDFCD`
RGB	`rgb(187, 223, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 87.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 36%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 8%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.88, -15.29, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.88, 16.05, 162.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.898, 67.746, 67.772)`
Decimal	`12312525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBDFCD, 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 #BBDFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBDFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	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 #BBDFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbdfcd; }
.text { color: #bbdfcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbdfcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 223 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbdfcd, #bbdfdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BBDFCD?: #BBDFCD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBDFCD?: The RGB value is 187, 223, 205: 187 red, 223 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBDFCD?: The complementary color is #DFBBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBDFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.