Colour
#BBC0AE
- #BBC0AE
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BBC0AE is a green with RGB values 187, 192, 174 and HSL 77°, 12%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BBC0AE#BBC0AE
HEX#BBC0AE
RGBrgb(187, 192, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7529, 0.6824
RGB percentages73.3%, 75.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(76.7, 12.5%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(76.7, 9.4%, 75.3%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 9.4%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,304,558
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC0AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#443F51
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3AEC0
Analogous#C0BCAE, #B2C0AE
Triadic#AEBBC0, #C0AEBB
Split complementary#AEB2C0, #BCAEC0
Tetradic#AEC0BC, #B3AEC0, #C0AEB2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G192
B174
Red187 (73.3%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue76.67°
Saturation (HSL)12.5%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G C0 · B AE
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