Recognised as Colour

#BBE98B

#BBE98B
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#BBE98B is a green with RGB values 187, 233, 139 and HSL 89°, 68%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#BBE98B#BBE98B

HEX#BBE98B

RGBrgb(187, 233, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9137, 0.5451

RGB percentages73.3%, 91.4%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(89.4, 68.1%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(89.4, 40.3%, 91.4%)

CMYK19.7%, 0%, 40.3%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,315,019

CSS custom property--colour: #BBE98B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.14:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8

Inverted#441674

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F1DD84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#EADA90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BEE2D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16.3 Pale green · ΔE 18.2 Khaki · ΔE 22.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B98BE9

Analogous#E9E88B, #8CE98B

Triadic#8BBBE9, #E98BBB

Split complementary#8B8CE9, #E88BE9

Tetradic#8BE9E8, #B98BE9, #E98B8C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDF9E1

Lighter +10%#D4F1B6

Darker −10%#A2E160

Darker −20%#89D935

Darker −30%#6FB823

Darker −40%#558D1B

More saturated +25%#BBFA7A

Less saturated −25%#BBD89C

Channel breakdown

R187

G233

B139

Red187 (73.3%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue89.36°

Saturation (HSL)68.12%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G E9 · B 8B

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BBe98B (chemical formula)

Formula
904.8156 g/mol
100 atoms

BBe98B has a molar mass of 904.8156 g/mol, made up of 100 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 98 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass904.8156 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule100

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5024817 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.6556553 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B2.4%

Be97.6%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 2.389%

Beryllium (Be × 98)883.1956 g/mol, 97.611%

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