What color is #BBF5E0?

#BBF5E0 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBF5E0?

The RGB value is 187, 245, 224: 187 red, 245 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBF5E0?

The complementary color is #F5BBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBF5E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.25:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBF5E0 color

#BBF5E0 rgb(187, 245, 224)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBF5E0 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 96.1% green and 87.8% blue (187, 245, 224).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 74% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Arabica Mint (#C0FFEE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.25:1).

#BBF5E0 color codes

HEX	`#BBF5E0`
RGB	`rgb(187, 245, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 96.1%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 74%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 24%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 9%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.24, -22.47, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.24, 22.85, 169.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.596, 81.249, 82.68)`
Decimal	`12318176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBF5E0, 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 #BBF5E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBF5E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.25:1	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 #BBF5E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbf5e0; }
.text { color: #bbf5e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbf5e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 245 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbf5e0, #bbedf5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #BBF5E0?: #BBF5E0 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBF5E0?: The RGB value is 187, 245, 224: 187 red, 245 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBF5E0?: The complementary color is #F5BBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBF5E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.25:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.