What color is #BBE4AA?

#BBE4AA is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Basil Smash. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBE4AA?

The RGB value is 187, 228, 170: 187 red, 228 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBE4AA?

The complementary color is #D3AAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBE4AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBE4AA color

#BBE4AA rgb(187, 228, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBE4AA is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 89.4% green and 66.7% blue (187, 228, 170).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 52% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Basil Smash (#B7E1A1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.79:1).

#BBE4AA color codes

HEX	`#BBE4AA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 228, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 89.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 52%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 25%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 25%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.48, -23.83, 24.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.48, 33.86, 134.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.491, 68.953, 48.408)`
Decimal	`12313770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBE4AA, 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 #BBE4AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBE4AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	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 #BBE4AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbe4aa; }
.text { color: #bbe4aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbe4aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 228 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbe4aa, #aae4b6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BBE4AA?: #BBE4AA is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Basil Smash. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBE4AA?: The RGB value is 187, 228, 170: 187 red, 228 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBE4AA?: The complementary color is #D3AAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBE4AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.