Colour

#BBD6BB

#BBD6BB
Green
Light
Nearest: Beige

#BBD6BB is a green with RGB values 187, 214, 187 and HSL 120°, 25%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#BBD6BB#BBD6BB

HEX#BBD6BB

RGBrgb(187, 214, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8392, 0.7333

RGB percentages73.3%, 83.9%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(120, 24.8%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120, 12.6%, 83.9%)

CMYK12.6%, 0%, 12.6%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,310,203

CSS custom property--colour: #BBD6BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.45:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#442944

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7D1BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3CEBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B9D4CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 16.3 Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.6 Honeydew · ΔE 17.5 Light grey · ΔE 17.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 18.1 Silver · ΔE 18.2

Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 16.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D6BBD6

Analogous#C9D6BB, #BBD6C9

Triadic#BBBBD6, #D6BBBB

Split complementary#C9BBD6, #D6BBC9

Tetradic#BBC9D6, #D6BBD6, #D6C9BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFCFB

Lighter +10%#DBE9DB

Darker −10%#9BC39B

Darker −20%#7BB07B

Darker −30%#5D9B5D

Darker −40%#4A7B4A

More saturated +25%#ADE4AD

Less saturated −25%#C9C9C9

Channel breakdown

R187

G214

B187

Red187 (73.3%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue120°

Saturation (HSL)24.77%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G D6 · B BB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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