What color is #BBEABF?

#BBEABF is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBEABF?

The RGB value is 187, 234, 191: 187 red, 234 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBEABF?

The complementary color is #EABBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBEABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBEABF color

#BBEABF rgb(187, 234, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBEABF is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 91.8% green and 74.9% blue (187, 234, 191).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 53% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.63:1).

#BBEABF color codes

HEX	`#BBEABF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 234, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 91.8%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 53%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 20%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 18%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.53, -23.27, 16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.53, 28.24, 145.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.318, 73.17, 60.278)`
Decimal	`12315327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBEABF, 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 #BBEABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBEABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.63:1	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 #BBEABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbeabf; }
.text { color: #bbeabf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbeabf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 234 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbeabf, #bbead7); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #BBEABF?: #BBEABF is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBEABF?: The RGB value is 187, 234, 191: 187 red, 234 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBEABF?: The complementary color is #EABBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBEABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.