Recognised as Colour

#BBE9CB

#BBE9CB
Green
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#BBE9CB is a green with RGB values 187, 233, 203 and HSL 141°, 51%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#BBE9CB#BBE9CB

HEX#BBE9CB

RGBrgb(187, 233, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9137, 0.7961

RGB percentages73.3%, 91.4%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(140.9, 51.1%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(140.9, 19.7%, 91.4%)

CMYK19.7%, 0%, 12.9%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,315,083

CSS custom property--colour: #BBE9CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.63:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#441634

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9E2C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0DCCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B4E8E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.2 Honeydew · ΔE 17 Beige · ΔE 18.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.7 Powder blue · ΔE 19.1 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 16.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E9BBD9

Analogous#C2E9BB, #BBE9E2

Triadic#CBBBE9, #E9CBBB

Split complementary#E2BBE9, #E9BBC2

Tetradic#BBC2E9, #E9BBD9, #E9E2BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E2F5E8

Darker −10%#94DDAE

Darker −20%#6ED090

Darker −30%#47C473

Darker −40%#35A35B

More saturated +25%#B0F4C8

Less saturated −25%#C6DECE

Channel breakdown

R187

G233

B203

Red187 (73.3%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue140.87°

Saturation (HSL)51.11%

Lightness82.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G E9 · B CB

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BBe9CB (chemical formula)

Formula
114.7408 g/mol
12 atoms

BBe9CB has a molar mass of 114.7408 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 9 × Be, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass114.7408 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9053158 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.2484737 × 10^21

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

B18.8%

Be70.7%

C10.5%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 18.842%

Beryllium (Be × 9)81.1098 g/mol, 70.69%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 10.468%

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