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Recognised as Colour

#BBDECB

  • #BBDECB
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BBDECB is a green with RGB values 187, 222, 203 and HSL 147°, 35%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BBDECB#BBDECB
HEX#BBDECB
RGBrgb(187, 222, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8706, 0.7961
RGB percentages73.3%, 87.1%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(147.4, 34.7%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(147.4, 15.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK15.8%, 0%, 8.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,312,267
CSS custom property--colour: #BBDECB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.42:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#442134

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDD9CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D4CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B5DED8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.5Powder blue · ΔE 13.6Honeydew · ΔE 15.1Light cyan · ΔE 16Light grey · ΔE 16.2Gainsboro · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEBBCE
Analogous#BDDEBB, #BBDEDD
Triadic#CBBBDE, #DECBBB
Split complementary#DDBBDE, #DEBBBD
Tetradic#BBBDDE, #DEBBCE, #DEDDBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDEFE5
Darker −10%#99CDB1
Darker −20%#76BD96
Darker −30%#54AC7C
Darker −40%#438A63
More saturated +25%#AEEBCA
Less saturated −25%#C8D1CC

Channel breakdown

R187
G222
B203
Red187 (73.3%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue147.43°
Saturation (HSL)34.65%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G DE · B CB

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