What color is #BBE0CE?

#BBE0CE 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 #BBE0CE?

The RGB value is 187, 224, 206: 187 red, 224 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBE0CE?

The complementary color is #E0BBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBE0CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBE0CE color

#BBE0CE rgb(187, 224, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBE0CE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 87.8% green and 80.8% blue (187, 224, 206).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.67:1).

#BBE0CE color codes

HEX	`#BBE0CE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 224, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 87.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 17%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 8%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.17, -15.6, 4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.17, 16.32, 162.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.287, 68.331, 68.499)`
Decimal	`12312782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBE0CE, 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 #BBE0CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBE0CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.67:1	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 #BBE0CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbe0ce; }
.text { color: #bbe0ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbe0ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 224 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbe0ce, #bbe0e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BBE0CE?: #BBE0CE 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 #BBE0CE?: The RGB value is 187, 224, 206: 187 red, 224 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBE0CE?: The complementary color is #E0BBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBE0CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.