BBD8BF

#BBD8BF closest to Frosted Fir

#BBD8BF is a very light, muted green; the closest named color is Frosted Fir. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 84.7% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(187, 216, 191)). Its HSL value is 128° hue, 27% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black. #BBD8BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.69:1.

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Variations of #BBD8BF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BBD8BF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BBD8BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBD8BF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D3CFC0
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9D3BE
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1D4BE
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3CFC0
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CDD2C0
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B8D7D1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9D7C7
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBD2CC

#BBD8BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.53:1 Very poor#BBD8BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.69:1 Super#BBD8BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBD8BF in CSS

/* Frosted Fir */
.color { color: #BBD8BF; }
.background { background-color: #BBD8BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBD8BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 216 191);
color: hsl(128 27% 79%);
color: oklch(0.854 0.046 149.1);

#BBD8BF FAQ

What color is #BBD8BF?

#BBD8BF is a very light, muted green. Its closest named color is Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBD8BF?

#BBD8BF is rgb(187, 216, 191) in RGB, hsl(128, 27%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBD8BF?

The complementary color of #BBD8BF is #D8BBD4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBD8BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBD8BF: 13.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBD8BF a warm or cool color?

#BBD8BF is a cool color.