Palettes / Colors / #BBE2CC

#BBE2CC — Light Muted Green

#BBE2CC is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BBE2CC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BBE2CC is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E2BBD1; it also sits naturally between #BEE2BB and #BBE2DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 89% · Blue 80%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BBE2CC

.text { color: #BBE2CC; }
.background { background-color: #BBE2CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBE2CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 226, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(146, 40%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBE2CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 226, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBE2CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 226, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBE2CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBE2CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2BBD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBE2CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBE2CC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BBE2CC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BBE2CC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBE2CB  ·  #BBE2CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBE2CC?

#BBE2CC is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 226, 204). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBE2CC?

#BBE2CC is RGB 187, 226, 204 — HSL 146°, 40%, 81% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 10%, 11%.

What colors go with #BBE2CC?

Its complement is #E2BBD1; analogous partners are #BEE2BB and #BBE2DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBE2CC for text?

Black text on #BBE2CC has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.