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Recognised as Colour

#BBC9A0

  • #BBC9A0
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BBC9A0 is a green with RGB values 187, 201, 160 and HSL 80°, 28%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BBC9A0#BBC9A0
HEX#BBC9A0
RGBrgb(187, 201, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7882, 0.6275
RGB percentages73.3%, 78.8%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(80.5, 27.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.5, 20.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK7%, 0%, 20.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,306,848
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC9A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.98:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#44365F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEC49Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCC3A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BEC5BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.7Wheat · ΔE 17.7Tan · ΔE 18.3Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 19.2Beige · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEA0C9
Analogous#C9C3A0, #A7C9A0
Triadic#A0BBC9, #C9A0BB
Split complementary#A0A6C9, #C3A0C9
Tetradic#A0C9C3, #AEA0C9, #C9A0A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEEE1
Lighter +10%#D2DBC1
Darker −10%#A4B77F
Darker −20%#8CA45F
Darker −30%#71854B
Darker −40%#556439
More saturated +25%#C1DC8D
Less saturated −25%#B5B6B3

Channel breakdown

R187
G201
B160
Red187 (73.3%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue80.49°
Saturation (HSL)27.52%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G C9 · B A0

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