Colour

#BBDDC6

#BBDDC6
Green
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BBDDC6 is a green with RGB values 187, 221, 198 and HSL 139°, 33%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#BBDDC6

RGBrgb(187, 221, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8667, 0.7765

RGB percentages73.3%, 86.7%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(139.4, 33.3%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(139.4, 15.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK15.4%, 0%, 10.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,312,006

CSS custom property--colour: #BBDDC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.27:1

Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#442239

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDD7C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7D3C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B6DCD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.3 Powder blue · ΔE 15.7 Honeydew · ΔE 15.8 Beige · ΔE 16.3 Light grey · ΔE 17.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDBBD2

Analogous#C1DDBB, #BBDDD7

Triadic#C6BBDD, #DDC6BB

Split complementary#D7BBDD, #DDBBC1

Tetradic#BBC1DD, #DDBBD2, #DDD7BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DDEEE3

Darker −10%#99CCAA

Darker −20%#77BB8D

Darker −30%#55AA71

Darker −40%#44885A

More saturated +25%#AEEAC2

Less saturated −25%#C8D0CB

Channel breakdown

R187

G221

B198

Red187 (73.3%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue139.41°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G DD · B C6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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