What color is #BBE8AF?

#BBE8AF is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ice Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBE8AF?

The RGB value is 187, 232, 175: 187 red, 232 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBE8AF?

The complementary color is #DCAFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBE8AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBE8AF color

#BBE8AF rgb(187, 232, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBE8AF is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 91% green and 68.6% blue (187, 232, 175).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 55% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ice Ice (#BAEBAE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BBE8AF color codes

HEX	`#BBE8AF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 232, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 91%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 55%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 25%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.67, -24.97, 23.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.67, 34.01, 137.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.086, 71.372, 51.318)`
Decimal	`12314799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBE8AF, 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 #BBE8AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBE8AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #BBE8AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbe8af; }
.text { color: #bbe8af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbe8af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 232 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbe8af, #afe8c0); }

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Questions

What color is #BBE8AF?: #BBE8AF is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ice Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBE8AF?: The RGB value is 187, 232, 175: 187 red, 232 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBE8AF?: The complementary color is #DCAFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBE8AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.