What color is #BBFFE8?

#BBFFE8 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBFFE8?

The RGB value is 187, 255, 232: 187 red, 255 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBFFE8?

The complementary color is #FFBBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBFFE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.58:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBFFE8 color

#BBFFE8 rgb(187, 255, 232)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBFFE8 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 100% green and 91% blue (187, 255, 232).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Arabica Mint (#C0FFEE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.58:1).

#BBFFE8 color codes

HEX	`#BBFFE8`
RGB	`rgb(187, 255, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 100%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.12, -25.7, 4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.12, 26.04, 170.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.814, 87.908, 89.565)`
Decimal	`12320744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBFFE8, 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 #BBFFE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBFFE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.58:1	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 #BBFFE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbffe8; }
.text { color: #bbffe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbffe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 255 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbffe8, #bbf4ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #BBFFE8?: #BBFFE8 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBFFE8?: The RGB value is 187, 255, 232: 187 red, 255 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBFFE8?: The complementary color is #FFBBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBFFE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.58:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.