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Recognised as Colour

#BBE4AE

  • #BBE4AE
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BBE4AE is a green with RGB values 187, 228, 174 and HSL 106°, 50%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BBE4AE#BBE4AE
HEX#BBE4AE
RGBrgb(187, 228, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.8941, 0.6824
RGB percentages73.3%, 89.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(105.6, 50%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105.6, 23.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK18%, 0%, 23.7%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,313,774
CSS custom property--colour: #BBE4AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.82:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#441B51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8DBABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1D7B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BAE0D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.7Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 20.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 21Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.2Light yellow · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7AEE4
Analogous#D6E4AE, #AEE4BC
Triadic#AEBBE4, #E4AEBB
Split complementary#BCAEE4, #E4AED6
Tetradic#AED6E4, #D7AEE4, #E4BCAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFEFB
Lighter +10%#DBF1D4
Darker −10%#9BD788
Darker −20%#7BCB62
Darker −30%#5CBB3E
Darker −40%#499531
More saturated +25%#B4F2A1
Less saturated −25%#C2D7BC

Channel breakdown

R187
G228
B174
Red187 (73.3%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue105.56°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G E4 · B AE

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