What color is #BBEBB5?

#BBEBB5 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 #BBEBB5?

The RGB value is 187, 235, 181: 187 red, 235 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBEBB5?

The complementary color is #E5B5EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBEBB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBEBB5 color

#BBEBB5 rgb(187, 235, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBEBB5 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 92.2% green and 71% blue (187, 235, 181).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 57% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Ice Ice (#BAEBAE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.66:1).

#BBEBB5 color codes

HEX	`#BBEBB5`
RGB	`rgb(187, 235, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 92.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 57%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 23%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 23%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.6, -25.44, 21.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.6, 33.17, 140.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.54, 73.316, 54.774)`
Decimal	`12315573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBEBB5, 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 #BBEBB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBEBB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.66:1	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 #BBEBB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbebb5; }
.text { color: #bbebb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbebb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 235 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbebb5, #b5ebca); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBEBB5?: #BBEBB5 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 #BBEBB5?: The RGB value is 187, 235, 181: 187 red, 235 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBEBB5?: The complementary color is #E5B5EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBEBB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.