What color is #BBFFB0?

#BBFFB0 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Glow in the Dark. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBFFB0?

The RGB value is 187, 255, 176: 187 red, 255 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBFFB0?

The complementary color is #F4B0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBFFB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.04:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBFFB0 color

#BBFFB0 rgb(187, 255, 176)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBFFB0 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 100% green and 69% blue (187, 255, 176).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Glow in the Dark (#BEFDB7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.04:1).

#BBFFB0 color codes

HEX	`#BBFFB0`
RGB	`rgb(187, 255, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 100%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 31%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 31%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.98, -35.59, 31.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.98, 47.31, 138.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.088, 85.217, 54.138)`
Decimal	`12320688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBFFB0, 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 #BBFFB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBFFB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.04:1	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 #BBFFB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbffb0; }
.text { color: #bbffb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbffb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 255 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbffb0, #b0ffcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBFFB0?: #BBFFB0 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Glow in the Dark. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBFFB0?: The RGB value is 187, 255, 176: 187 red, 255 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBFFB0?: The complementary color is #F4B0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBFFB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.04:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.