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Recognised as Colour

#BBE77A

  • #BBE77A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#BBE77A is a green with RGB values 187, 231, 122 and HSL 84°, 69%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#BBE77A#BBE77A
HEX#BBE77A
RGBrgb(187, 231, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9059, 0.4784
RGB percentages73.3%, 90.6%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(84.2, 69.4%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.2, 47.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK19%, 0%, 47.2%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,314,490
CSS custom property--colour: #BBE77A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.5 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#D6D6D6
Inverted#441885

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1DA71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAD880no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C0DECEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 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

Light green · ΔE 18.5Pale green · ΔE 19.7Yellow green · ΔE 21.9Khaki · ΔE 23.2Dark khaki · ΔE 27.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 18.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A67AE7
Analogous#E7DC7A, #85E77A
Triadic#7ABBE7, #E77ABB
Split complementary#7A85E7, #DC7AE7
Tetradic#7AE7DC, #A67AE7, #E77A85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFC
Lighter +20%#E7F7D0
Lighter +10%#D1EFA5
Darker −10%#A5DF4F
Darker −20%#8ED526
Darker −30%#71A91F
Darker −40%#547E17
More saturated +25%#BFFB66
Less saturated −25%#B7D38E

Channel breakdown

R187
G231
B122
Red187 (73.3%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue84.22°
Saturation (HSL)69.43%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G E7 · B 7A

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