Colour

#BBEEC6

#BBEEC6
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#BBEEC6 is a green with RGB values 187, 238, 198 and HSL 133°, 60%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#BBEEC6

RGBrgb(187, 238, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9333, 0.7765

RGB percentages73.3%, 93.3%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(132.9, 60%, 83.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(132.9, 21.4%, 93.3%)

CMYK21.4%, 0%, 16.8%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,316,358

CSS custom property--colour: #BBEEC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.16:1

Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#441139

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EFE5C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E6DFC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B4ECE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.1 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 19.8 Honeydew · ΔE 20.5 Beige · ΔE 20.8 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.9 Pale turquoise · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 18.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EEBBE3

Analogous#C9EEBB, #BBEEE0

Triadic#C6BBEE, #EEC6BB

Split complementary#E0BBEE, #EEBBC9

Tetradic#BBC9EE, #EEBBE3, #EEDFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E4F8E8

Darker −10%#92E4A4

Darker −20%#69DA82

Darker −30%#41CF5F

Darker −40%#2CB149

More saturated +25%#B0F9C0

Less saturated −25%#C6E3CC

Channel breakdown

R187

G238

B198

Red187 (73.3%)

Green238 (93.3%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue132.94°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness83.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G EE · B C6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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