What color is #BBEBE2?

#BBEBE2 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBEBE2?

The RGB value is 187, 235, 226: 187 red, 235 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBEBE2?

The complementary color is #EBBBC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBEBE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBEBE2 color

#BBEBE2 rgb(187, 235, 226)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BBEBE2 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 92.2% green and 88.6% blue (187, 235, 226).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 55% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Water Leaf (#B6ECDE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#BBEBE2 color codes

HEX	`#BBEBE2`
RGB	`rgb(187, 235, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 92.2%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 55%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 20%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 4%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.61, -17.15, -0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.61, 17.17, 182.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.925, 75.47, 83.136)`
Decimal	`12315618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBEBE2, 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 #BBEBE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBEBE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	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 #BBEBE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbebe2; }
.text { color: #bbebe2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbebe2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 235 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbebe2, #bbdceb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BBEBE2?: #BBEBE2 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBEBE2?: The RGB value is 187, 235, 226: 187 red, 235 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBEBE2?: The complementary color is #EBBBC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBEBE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.