Colour

#BBDF2E

#BBDF2E
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BBDF2E is a green with RGB values 187, 223, 46 and HSL 72°, 73%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BBDF2E#BBDF2E

HEX#BBDF2E

RGBrgb(187, 223, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8745, 0.1804

RGB percentages73.3%, 87.5%, 18%

HSLhsl(72.2, 73.4%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(72.2, 79.4%, 87.5%)

CMYK16.1%, 0%, 79.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,312,366

CSS custom property--colour: #BBDF2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.71:1

Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#4420D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDD100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9D141no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Tritanopia#C6D3BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.1 Green yellow · ΔE 21.8 Yellow · ΔE 26.4 Gold · ΔE 33.9 Lawn green · ΔE 36.2 Chartreuse · ΔE 36.8

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#522EDF

Analogous#DFAB2E, #62DF2E

Triadic#2EBBDF, #DF2EBB

Split complementary#2E62DF, #AB2EDF

Tetradic#2EDFAB, #522EDF, #DF2E62

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5FADF

Lighter +30%#E6F3B3

Lighter +20%#D8ED86

Lighter +10%#C9E65A

Darker −10%#9CBD1D

Darker −20%#789116

Darker −30%#53650F

Darker −40%#2F3809

More saturated +25%#CDFD10

Less saturated −25%#A9C14C

Channel breakdown

R187

G223

B46

Red187 (73.3%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue72.2°

Saturation (HSL)73.44%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G DF · B 2E

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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