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Recognised as Colour

#BBD79A

  • #BBD79A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BBD79A is a green with RGB values 187, 215, 154 and HSL 88°, 43%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BBD79A#BBD79A
HEX#BBD79A
RGBrgb(187, 215, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8431, 0.6039
RGB percentages73.3%, 84.3%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(87.5, 43.3%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.5, 28.4%, 84.3%)
CMYK13%, 0%, 28.4%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,310,426
CSS custom property--colour: #BBD79A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.3:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#442865

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDCF96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9CD9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BED2C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.6Dark khaki · ΔE 18.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 21.4Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 21.4Khaki · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B69AD7
Analogous#D7D49A, #9CD79A
Triadic#9ABBD7, #D79ABB
Split complementary#9A9CD7, #D49AD7
Tetradic#9AD7D4, #B69AD7, #D79A9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF4E3
Lighter +10%#D4E5BF
Darker −10%#A2C975
Darker −20%#8ABA51
Darker −30%#709B3D
Darker −40%#55762F
More saturated +25%#BCE988
Less saturated −25%#BAC5AC

Channel breakdown

R187
G215
B154
Red187 (73.3%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue87.54°
Saturation (HSL)43.26%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G D7 · B 9A

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