Palettes / Colors / #BBFBC3

#BBFBC3 — Pale Vivid Green

#BBFBC3 is a green color we call Pale Vivid 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 #BBFBC3 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.

#BBFBC3 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 #FBBCF3; it also sits naturally between #D3FBBC and #BCFBE4. 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 98% · Blue 76%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBFBC3

.text { color: #BBFBC3; }
.background { background-color: #BBFBC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBFBC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 251, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(128, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBFBC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 251, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBFBC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 251, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBFBC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBFBC3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBBCF3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBFBC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBFBC3

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 #BBFBC3 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 #BBFBC3 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

← #BBFBC2  ·  #BBFBC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBFBC3?

#BBFBC3 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 187, 251, 195). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBFBC3?

#BBFBC3 is RGB 187, 251, 195 — HSL 128°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 22%, 2%.

What colors go with #BBFBC3?

Its complement is #FBBCF3; analogous partners are #D3FBBC and #BCFBE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBFBC3 for text?

Black text on #BBFBC3 has a contrast ratio of 17.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.