Recognised as Colour
#BBDBA9
- #BBDBA9
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#BBDBA9 is a green with RGB values 187, 219, 169 and HSL 98°, 41%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#BBDBA9#BBDBA9
HEX#BBDBA9
RGBrgb(187, 219, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8588, 0.6627
RGB percentages73.3%, 85.9%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(98.4, 41%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.4, 22.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK14.6%, 0%, 22.8%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,311,465
CSS custom property--colour: #BBDBA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.82:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#442456
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9A9DB
Analogous#D4DBA9, #A9DBB0
Triadic#A9BBDB, #DBA9BB
Split complementary#B0A9DB, #DBA9D4
Tetradic#A9D4DB, #C9A9DB, #DBB0A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G219
B169
Red187 (73.3%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue98.4°
Saturation (HSL)40.98%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G DB · B A9
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