Recognised as Colour

#BBECB3

#BBECB3
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BBECB3 is a green with RGB values 187, 236, 179 and HSL 112°, 60%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#BBECB3#BBECB3

HEX#BBECB3

RGBrgb(187, 236, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9255, 0.702

RGB percentages73.3%, 92.5%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(111.6, 60%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(111.6, 24.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK20.8%, 0%, 24.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,315,827

CSS custom property--colour: #BBECB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.76:1

Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#44134C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EFE2B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7DDB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B8E8DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.8 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 21.8 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 22.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.9 Aquamarine · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 17.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E4B3EC

Analogous#D8ECB3, #B3ECC8

Triadic#B3BBEC, #ECB3BB

Split complementary#C7B3EC, #ECB3D8

Tetradic#B3D8EC, #E4B3EC, #ECC7B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E0F6DC

Darker −10%#96E28A

Darker −20%#72D861

Darker −30%#4DCD39

Darker −40%#3CA92A

More saturated +25%#B2F8A7

Less saturated −25%#C4E0BF

Channel breakdown

R187

G236

B179

Red187 (73.3%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue111.58°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness81.37%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G EC · B B3

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Also reads as

BBeCB3 (chemical formula)

Formula
64.2632 g/mol
6 atoms

BBeCB3 has a molar mass of 64.2632 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 3 elements: 4 × B, 1 × Be, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass64.2632 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.0671155 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram9.3710565 × 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

B67.3%

Be14%

C18.7%

Boron (B × 4)43.24 g/mol, 67.286%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 14.024%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 18.69%

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