What color is #BBE6C8?

#BBE6C8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mint-o-licious. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBE6C8?

The RGB value is 187, 230, 200: 187 red, 230 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBE6C8?

The complementary color is #E6BBD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBE6C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBE6C8 color

#BBE6C8 rgb(187, 230, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBE6C8 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 90.2% green and 78.4% blue (187, 230, 200).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 46% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Mint-o-licious (#B6E9C8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#BBE6C8 color codes

HEX	`#BBE6C8`
RGB	`rgb(187, 230, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 90.2%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 46%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 19%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 13%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.64, -19.71, 10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.64, 22.12, 152.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.213, 71.327, 65.28)`
Decimal	`12314312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBE6C8, 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 #BBE6C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBE6C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	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 #BBE6C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbe6c8; }
.text { color: #bbe6c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbe6c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 230 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbe6c8, #bbe6dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BBE6C8?: #BBE6C8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mint-o-licious. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBE6C8?: The RGB value is 187, 230, 200: 187 red, 230 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBE6C8?: The complementary color is #E6BBD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBE6C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.