Colour
#BBC1A3
- #BBC1A3
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#BBC1A3 is a green with RGB values 187, 193, 163 and HSL 72°, 19%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BBC1A3#BBC1A3
HEX#BBC1A3
RGBrgb(187, 193, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7569, 0.6392
RGB percentages73.3%, 75.7%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(72, 19.5%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72, 15.5%, 75.7%)
CMYK3.1%, 0%, 15.5%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,304,803
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC1A3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.27:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#443E5C
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 text11.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9A3C1
Analogous#C1B8A3, #ACC1A3
Triadic#A3BBC1, #C1A3BB
Split complementary#A3ACC1, #B8A3C1
Tetradic#A3C1B8, #A9A3C1, #C1A3AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G193
B163
Red187 (73.3%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue72°
Saturation (HSL)19.48%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G C1 · B A3
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