What color is #BBE0A9?

#BBE0A9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Basil Smash. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBE0A9?

The RGB value is 187, 224, 169: 187 red, 224 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBE0A9?

The complementary color is #CEA9E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBE0A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBE0A9 color

#BBE0A9 rgb(187, 224, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBE0A9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 87.8% green and 66.3% blue (187, 224, 169).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 47% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Basil Smash (#B7E1A1), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#BBE0A9 color codes

HEX	`#BBE0A9`
RGB	`rgb(187, 224, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 87.8%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 47%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 25%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 25%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.37, -22.05, 23.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.37, 31.89, 133.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.309, 66.74, 47.549)`
Decimal	`12312745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBE0A9, 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 #BBE0A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBE0A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	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 #BBE0A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbe0a9; }
.text { color: #bbe0a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbe0a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 224 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbe0a9, #a9e0b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBE0A9?: #BBE0A9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Basil Smash. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBE0A9?: The RGB value is 187, 224, 169: 187 red, 224 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBE0A9?: The complementary color is #CEA9E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBE0A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.