Recognised as Colour
#BBC8BD
- #BBC8BD
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BBC8BD is a green with RGB values 187, 200, 189 and HSL 129°, 11%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BBC8BD#BBC8BD
HEX#BBC8BD
RGBrgb(187, 200, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7843, 0.7412
RGB percentages73.3%, 78.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(129.2, 10.6%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.2, 6.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK6.5%, 0%, 5.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,306,621
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC8BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.11:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#443742
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8BBC6
Analogous#BFC8BB, #BBC8C4
Triadic#BDBBC8, #C8BDBB
Split complementary#C4BBC8, #C8BBBF
Tetradic#BBBFC8, #C8BBC6, #C8C4BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G200
B189
Red187 (73.3%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue129.23°
Saturation (HSL)10.57%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G C8 · B BD
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