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Colour

#BBC9AD

  • #BBC9AD
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BBC9AD is a green with RGB values 187, 201, 173 and HSL 90°, 21%, 73%. 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

#BBC9AD#BBC9AD
HEX#BBC9AD
RGBrgb(187, 201, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7882, 0.6784
RGB percentages73.3%, 78.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(90, 20.6%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 13.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK7%, 0%, 13.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,306,861
CSS custom property--colour: #BBC9AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.07:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#443652

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCC5ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAC4AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BCC6C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 15.9Light grey · ΔE 16.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.7Beige · ΔE 17.6Gainsboro · ΔE 18Antique white · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 15.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBADC9
Analogous#C9C9AD, #ADC9AD
Triadic#ADBBC9, #C9ADBB
Split complementary#ADADC9, #C9ADC9
Tetradic#ADC9C9, #BBADC9, #C9ADAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF2EB
Lighter +10%#D5DDCC
Darker −10%#A2B58E
Darker −20%#88A170
Darker −30%#6F8558
Darker −40%#556744
More saturated +25%#BBDA9C
Less saturated −25%#BBBBBB

Channel breakdown

R187
G201
B173
Red187 (73.3%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)20.59%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G C9 · B AD

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