Recognised as Colour

#BBCBA9

#BBCBA9
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BBCBA9 is a green with RGB values 187, 203, 169 and HSL 88°, 25%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BBCBA9#BBCBA9

HEX#BBCBA9

RGBrgb(187, 203, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7961, 0.6627

RGB percentages73.3%, 79.6%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(88.2, 24.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(88.2, 16.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK7.9%, 0%, 16.7%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,307,369

CSS custom property--colour: #BBCBA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.23:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#443456

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFC6A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCC5AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BDC8C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.7 Beige · ΔE 18.1 Wheat · ΔE 18.5 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 18.8 Silver · ΔE 19.1 Tan · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9A9CB

Analogous#CBCAA9, #AACBA9

Triadic#A9BBCB, #CBA9BB

Split complementary#A9AACB, #CAA9CB

Tetradic#A9CBCA, #B9A9CB, #CBA9AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDF1E9

Lighter +10%#D4DEC9

Darker −10%#A2B889

Darker −20%#89A569

Darker −30%#6F8853

Darker −40%#55693F

More saturated +25%#BCDC98

Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R187

G203

B169

Red187 (73.3%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue88.24°

Saturation (HSL)24.64%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G CB · B A9

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BBCBa9 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,269.601 g/mol
12 atoms

BBCBa9 has a molar mass of 1,269.601 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 1 × C, 9 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,269.601 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.1082221 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.7433333 × 10^20

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

B1.7%

C0.9%

Ba97.4%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 1.703%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 0.946%

Barium (Ba × 9)1,235.97 g/mol, 97.351%

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