Recognised as Colour

#BBD08A

#BBD08A
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BBD08A is a green with RGB values 187, 208, 138 and HSL 78°, 43%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#BBD08A

RGBrgb(187, 208, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8157, 0.5412

RGB percentages73.3%, 81.6%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(78, 42.7%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(78, 33.7%, 81.6%)

CMYK10.1%, 0%, 33.7%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,308,618

CSS custom property--colour: #BBD08A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.5:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#442F75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8C885no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5C88Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C0C9BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 13.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.6 Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.5 Khaki · ΔE 18.6 Wheat · ΔE 23.6 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F8AD0

Analogous#D0C28A, #98D08A

Triadic#8ABBD0, #D08ABB

Split complementary#8A98D0, #C28AD0

Tetradic#8AD0C2, #9F8AD0, #D08A98

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAFCF7

Lighter +20%#E5EDD3

Lighter +10%#D0DFAE

Darker −10%#A6C166

Darker −20%#8FAE46

Darker −30%#718A37

Darker −40%#536529

More saturated +25%#C3E576

Less saturated −25%#B3BC9F

Channel breakdown

R187

G208

B138

Red187 (73.3%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue78°

Saturation (HSL)42.68%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G D0 · B 8A

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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