Colour

#BBD9C5

#BBD9C5
Green
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#BBD9C5 is a green with RGB values 187, 217, 197 and HSL 140°, 28%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

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HEX#BBD9C5

RGBrgb(187, 217, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.851, 0.7725

RGB percentages73.3%, 85.1%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(140, 28.3%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(140, 13.8%, 85.1%)

CMYK13.8%, 0%, 9.2%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,310,981

CSS custom property--colour: #BBD9C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.84:1

Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#44263A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9D4C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3D0C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B7D8D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 14.7 Light grey · ΔE 15.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.7 Honeydew · ΔE 15.8 Beige · ΔE 16.2

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 14.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9BBCF

Analogous#C0D9BB, #BBD9D4

Triadic#C5BBD9, #D9C5BB

Split complementary#D4BBD9, #D9BBC0

Tetradic#BBC0D9, #D9BBCF, #D9D4BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFEFD

Lighter +10%#DCEBE1

Darker −10%#9AC7A9

Darker −20%#7AB48D

Darker −30%#5AA172

Darker −40%#48805B

More saturated +25%#AEE6C1

Less saturated −25%#C8CCC9

Channel breakdown

R187

G217

B197

Red187 (73.3%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue140°

Saturation (HSL)28.3%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G D9 · B C5

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