Recognised as Colour

#BBCA9C

#BBCA9C
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BBCA9C is a green with RGB values 187, 202, 156 and HSL 80°, 30%, 70%. 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

#BBCA9C#BBCA9C

HEX#BBCA9C

RGBrgb(187, 202, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7922, 0.6118

RGB percentages73.3%, 79.2%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(79.6, 30.3%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(79.6, 22.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK7.4%, 0%, 22.8%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,307,100

CSS custom property--colour: #BBCA9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.04:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#443563

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0C499no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEC49Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BFC5BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 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 text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.4 Wheat · ΔE 18 Tan · ΔE 18.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.4 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AB9CCA

Analogous#CAC29C, #A4CA9C

Triadic#9CBBCA, #CA9CBB

Split complementary#9CA4CA, #C29CCA

Tetradic#9CCAC2, #AB9CCA, #CA9CA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E9EEDE

Lighter +10%#D2DCBD

Darker −10%#A4B87B

Darker −20%#8DA65A

Darker −30%#718647

Darker −40%#556436

More saturated +25%#C2DD89

Less saturated −25%#B4B7AF

Channel breakdown

R187

G202

B156

Red187 (73.3%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue79.57°

Saturation (HSL)30.26%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G CA · B 9C

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Also reads as

BBCa9C (chemical formula)

Formula
394.333 g/mol
12 atoms

BBCa9C has a molar mass of 394.333 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 9 × Ca, 1 × C.

Open this reading on its own page →

Molar mass

Molar mass394.333 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule6.5480535 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.5271714 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B5.5%

Ca91.5%

C3%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 5.483%

Calcium (Ca × 9)360.702 g/mol, 91.471%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 3.046%

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Elements in this formula

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page