What color is #BBFFCA?

#BBFFCA is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Eau de Nil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBFFCA?

The RGB value is 187, 255, 202: 187 red, 255 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBFFCA?

The complementary color is #FFBBF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBFFCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBFFCA color

#BBFFCA rgb(187, 255, 202)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 100% green and 79.2% blue (187, 255, 202).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Eau de Nil (#BFFFCF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.27:1).

#BBFFCA color codes

HEX	`#BBFFCA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 255, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 100%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 21%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.46, -31.33, 18.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.46, 36.46, 149.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.911, 86.346, 69.007)`
Decimal	`12320714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBFFCA, 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 #BBFFCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBFFCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.27:1	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 #BBFFCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbffca; }
.text { color: #bbffca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbffca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 255 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbffca, #bbffec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #BBFFCA?: #BBFFCA is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Eau de Nil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBFFCA?: The RGB value is 187, 255, 202: 187 red, 255 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBFFCA?: The complementary color is #FFBBF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBFFCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.