Close to Tea Green
#BBDFBC
#BBDFBC is a very light, muted green, close to the color Tea Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 87.5% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 122°, with 36% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BBDFBC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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14.39:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.46:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.39:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBDFBC as they’d see it.
#BBDFBC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BBDFBC
What color is #BBDFBC?
#BBDFBC is a very light, muted green, close to the color Tea Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 87.5% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 122°, with 36% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBDFBC in RGB?
#BBDFBC is rgb(187, 223, 188): 187 red, 223 green, and 188 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBDFBC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(16, 0, 16, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBDFBC?
PANTONE 7485 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBDFBC?
Its complement #EFCAEE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.