What color is #BBEEE3?

#BBEEE3 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 #BBEEE3?

The RGB value is 187, 238, 227: 187 red, 238 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBEEE3?

The complementary color is #EEBBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBEEE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBEEE3 color

#BBEEE3 rgb(187, 238, 227)

Shades of teal

The hex color #BBEEE3 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 93.3% green and 89% blue (187, 238, 227).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 60% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Water Leaf (#B6ECDE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.45:1).

#BBEEE3 color codes

HEX	`#BBEEE3`
RGB	`rgb(187, 238, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 93.3%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 60%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 21%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.44, -18.44, -0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.44, 18.44, 180.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.929, 77.258, 84.149)`
Decimal	`12316387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBEEE3, 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 #BBEEE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBEEE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.45:1	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 #BBEEE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbeee3; }
.text { color: #bbeee3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbeee3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 238 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbeee3, #bbe0ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #BBEEE3?: #BBEEE3 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 #BBEEE3?: The RGB value is 187, 238, 227: 187 red, 238 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBEEE3?: The complementary color is #EEBBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBEEE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.