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Colour

#BBE179

  • #BBE179
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#BBE179 is a green with RGB values 187, 225, 121 and HSL 82°, 63%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#BBE179#BBE179
HEX#BBE179
RGBrgb(187, 225, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8824, 0.4745
RGB percentages73.3%, 88.2%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(81.9, 63.4%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.9, 46.2%, 88.2%)
CMYK16.9%, 0%, 46.2%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,312,953
CSS custom property--colour: #BBE179;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65796WCAG 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 14.16:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#441E86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBD570no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5D37Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C1D8C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 20Khaki · ΔE 20.7Pale green · ΔE 21.8Yellow green · ΔE 23.5Dark khaki · ΔE 24.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 19.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F79E1
Analogous#E1D379, #87E179
Triadic#79BBE1, #E179BB
Split complementary#7987E1, #D379E1
Tetradic#79E1D3, #9F79E1, #E17987

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFDF6
Lighter +20%#E5F4CC
Lighter +10%#D0EAA3
Darker −10%#A6D84F
Darker −20%#8FC72D
Darker −30%#719E23
Darker −40%#53741A
More saturated +25%#C1F565
Less saturated −25%#B5CD8E

Channel breakdown

R187
G225
B121
Red187 (73.3%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue81.92°
Saturation (HSL)63.41%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G E1 · B 79

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