Colour

#BBCEBC

#BBCEBC
Green
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BBCEBC is a green with RGB values 187, 206, 188 and HSL 123°, 16%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BBCEBC#BBCEBC

HEX#BBCEBC

RGBrgb(187, 206, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8078, 0.7373

RGB percentages73.3%, 80.8%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(123.2, 16.2%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(123.2, 9.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK9.2%, 0%, 8.7%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,308,156

CSS custom property--colour: #BBCEBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.67:1

Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#443143

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFCABBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBC8BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B9CDC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 12.3 Light grey · ΔE 12.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.7 Powder blue · ΔE 16.2 Dark grey · ΔE 16.7 Beige · ΔE 16.9

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEBBCD

Analogous#C3CEBB, #BBCEC6

Triadic#BCBBCE, #CEBCBB

Split complementary#C6BBCE, #CEBBC3

Tetradic#BBC3CE, #CEBBCD, #CEC6BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F9F6

Lighter +10%#D9E3D9

Darker −10%#9DB99F

Darker −20%#80A382

Darker −30%#658B67

Darker −40%#4F6E51

More saturated +25%#ACDDAF

Less saturated −25%#C4C4C4

Channel breakdown

R187

G206

B188

Red187 (73.3%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue123.16°

Saturation (HSL)16.24%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G CE · B BC

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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