Recognised as Colour

#BBEC9B

#BBEC9B
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#BBEC9B is a green with RGB values 187, 236, 155 and HSL 96°, 68%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#BBEC9B#BBEC9B

HEX#BBEC9B

RGBrgb(187, 236, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9255, 0.6078

RGB percentages73.3%, 92.5%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(96.3, 68.1%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(96.3, 34.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK20.8%, 0%, 34.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,315,803

CSS custom property--colour: #BBEC9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.58:1

Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#441364

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F2E095no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#EBDC9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BCE6D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16.8 Pale green · ΔE 19 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.9 Khaki · ΔE 23.5 Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CC9BEC

Analogous#E3EC9B, #9BECA3

Triadic#9BBBEC, #EC9BBB

Split complementary#A39BEC, #EC9BE3

Tetradic#9BE3EC, #CC9BEC, #ECA39B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5FCF1

Lighter +10%#D8F4C6

Darker −10%#9EE470

Darker −20%#81DC45

Darker −30%#66C826

Darker −40%#509D1E

More saturated +25%#B8FB8C

Less saturated −25%#BEDDAA

Channel breakdown

R187

G236

B155

Red187 (73.3%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue96.3°

Saturation (HSL)68.07%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G EC · B 9B

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BBeC9B (chemical formula)

Formula
138.7312 g/mol
12 atoms

BBeC9B has a molar mass of 138.7312 g/mol, made up of 12 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 1 × Be, 9 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass138.7312 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule12

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.3036858 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram4.3408698 × 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

B15.6%

Be6.5%

C77.9%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 15.584%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 6.496%

Carbon (C × 9)108.099 g/mol, 77.92%

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