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Recognised as Colour

#BBE43E

  • #BBE43E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BBE43E is a green with RGB values 187, 228, 62 and HSL 75°, 75%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BBE43E#BBE43E
HEX#BBE43E
RGBrgb(187, 228, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8941, 0.2431
RGB percentages73.3%, 89.4%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(74.8, 75.5%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(74.8, 72.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK18%, 0%, 72.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,313,662
CSS custom property--colour: #BBE43E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.28:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#441BC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1D61Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECD54Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C5D9C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 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 text14.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 10.5Green yellow · ΔE 21.3Yellow · ΔE 29Lawn green · ΔE 35.6Limegreen · ΔE 36Pale green · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#673EE4
Analogous#E4BA3E, #68E43E
Triadic#3EBBE4, #E43EBB
Split complementary#3E68E4, #BA3EE4
Tetradic#3EE4BA, #673EE4, #E43E68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFDF1
Lighter +30%#EAF7C4
Lighter +20%#DBF197
Lighter +10%#CBEA6B
Darker −10%#A5D21D
Darker −20%#82A517
Darker −30%#5F7811
Darker −40%#3B4B0B
More saturated +25%#C9FF23
Less saturated −25%#ADC95A

Channel breakdown

R187
G228
B62
Red187 (73.3%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue74.82°
Saturation (HSL)75.45%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G E4 · B 3E

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