What color is #BBE1C0?

#BBE1C0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBE1C0?

The RGB value is 187, 225, 192: 187 red, 225 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBE1C0?

The complementary color is #E1BBDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBE1C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBE1C0 color

#BBE1C0 rgb(187, 225, 192)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBE1C0 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 88.2% green and 75.3% blue (187, 225, 192).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 39% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#BBE1C0 color codes

HEX	`#BBE1C0`
RGB	`rgb(187, 225, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 88.2%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 39%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 17%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 15%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.12, -18.68, 12.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.12, 22.24, 147.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.931, 68.22, 60.027)`
Decimal	`12313024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBE1C0, 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 #BBE1C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBE1C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	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 #BBE1C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbe1c0; }
.text { color: #bbe1c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbe1c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 225 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbe1c0, #bbe1d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BBE1C0?: #BBE1C0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBE1C0?: The RGB value is 187, 225, 192: 187 red, 225 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBE1C0?: The complementary color is #E1BBDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBE1C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.