Recognised as Colour
#BBCAA9
- #BBCAA9
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#BBCAA9 is a green with RGB values 187, 202, 169 and HSL 87°, 24%, 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 Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#BBCAA9#BBCAA9
HEX#BBCAA9
RGBrgb(187, 202, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7922, 0.6627
RGB percentages73.3%, 79.2%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(87.3, 23.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.3, 16.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK7.4%, 0%, 16.3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,307,113
CSS custom property--colour: #BBCAA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.13:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#443556
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 text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8A9CA
Analogous#CAC8A9, #ABCAA9
Triadic#A9BBCA, #CAA9BB
Split complementary#A9ABCA, #C8A9CA
Tetradic#A9CAC8, #B8A9CA, #CAA9AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G202
B169
Red187 (73.3%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue87.27°
Saturation (HSL)23.74%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G CA · B A9
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