What color is #BBFFD4?

#BBFFD4 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 #BBFFD4?

The RGB value is 187, 255, 212: 187 red, 255 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBFFD4?

The complementary color is #FFBBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBFFD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBFFD4 color

#BBFFD4 rgb(187, 255, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBFFD4 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 100% green and 83.1% blue (187, 255, 212).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Eau de Nil (#BFFFCF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.37:1).

#BBFFD4 color codes

HEX	`#BBFFD4`
RGB	`rgb(187, 255, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 100%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 17%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.67, -29.54, 13.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.67, 32.61, 154.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.133, 86.835, 75.446)`
Decimal	`12320724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBFFD4, 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 #BBFFD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBFFD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.37:1	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 #BBFFD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbffd4; }
.text { color: #bbffd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbffd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 255 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbffd4, #bbfff6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seafoam Green.

Questions

What color is #BBFFD4?: #BBFFD4 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 #BBFFD4?: The RGB value is 187, 255, 212: 187 red, 255 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBFFD4?: The complementary color is #FFBBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBFFD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.