What color is #BBFED8?

#BBFED8 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Mintastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBFED8?

The RGB value is 187, 254, 216: 187 red, 254 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBFED8?

The complementary color is #FEBBE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBFED8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBFED8 color

#BBFED8 rgb(187, 254, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBFED8 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 99.6% green and 84.7% blue (187, 254, 216).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 97% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Mintastic (#AFFFD5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.28:1).

#BBFED8 color codes

HEX	`#BBFED8`
RGB	`rgb(187, 254, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 99.6%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 97%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 26%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 15%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.48, -28.32, 11.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.48, 30.57, 157.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.326, 86.403, 78.03)`
Decimal	`12320472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBFED8, 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 #BBFED8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBFED8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.28:1	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 #BBFED8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbfed8; }
.text { color: #bbfed8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbfed8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 254 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbfed8, #bbfefa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seafoam Green.

Questions

What color is #BBFED8?: #BBFED8 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Mintastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBFED8?: The RGB value is 187, 254, 216: 187 red, 254 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBFED8?: The complementary color is #FEBBE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBFED8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.