What color is #BBF9CE?

#BBF9CE is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBF9CE?

The RGB value is 187, 249, 206: 187 red, 249 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBF9CE?

The complementary color is #F9BBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBF9CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBF9CE color

#BBF9CE rgb(187, 249, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBF9CE is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 97.6% green and 80.8% blue (187, 249, 206).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 84% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Smell the Mint (#BEF7CF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.55:1).

#BBF9CE color codes

HEX	`#BBF9CE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 249, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 97.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 84%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 25%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 17%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.91, -27.8, 14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.91, 31.32, 152.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.506, 82.77, 70.905)`
Decimal	`12319182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBF9CE, 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 #BBF9CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBF9CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.55:1	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 #BBF9CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbf9ce; }
.text { color: #bbf9ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbf9ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 249 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbf9ce, #bbf9ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seafoam Green.

Questions

What color is #BBF9CE?: #BBF9CE is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBF9CE?: The RGB value is 187, 249, 206: 187 red, 249 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBF9CE?: The complementary color is #F9BBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBF9CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.