Colour
#BBC5B1
- #BBC5B1
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BBC5B1 is a green with RGB values 187, 197, 177 and HSL 90°, 15%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BBC5B1#BBC5B1
HEX#BBC5B1
RGBrgb(187, 197, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7725, 0.6941
RGB percentages73.3%, 77.3%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(90, 14.7%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 10.2%, 77.3%)
CMYK5.1%, 0%, 10.2%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,305,841
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC5B1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.73:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#443A4E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBB1C5
Analogous#C5C5B1, #B1C5B1
Triadic#B1BBC5, #C5B1BB
Split complementary#B1B1C5, #C5B1C5
Tetradic#B1C5C5, #BBB1C5, #C5B1B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G197
B177
Red187 (73.3%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)14.71%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G C5 · B B1
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