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Recognised as Colour

#BBF8AF

  • #BBF8AF
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#BBF8AF is a green with RGB values 187, 248, 175 and HSL 110°, 84%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#BBF8AF#BBF8AF
HEX#BBF8AF
RGBrgb(187, 248, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9725, 0.6863
RGB percentages73.3%, 97.3%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(110.1, 83.9%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(110.1, 29.4%, 97.3%)
CMYK24.6%, 0%, 29.4%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,318,895
CSS custom property--colour: #BBF8AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.16:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#440750

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FCECAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3E6B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B7F3E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16.8Pale green · ΔE 18.4Aquamarine · ΔE 23.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECAFF8
Analogous#E0F8AF, #AFF8C7
Triadic#AFBBF8, #F8AFBB
Split complementary#C8AFF8, #F8AFDF
Tetradic#AFDFF8, #ECAFF8, #F8C8AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E3FCDE
Darker −10%#93F480
Darker −20%#6BF051
Darker −30%#43EC22
Darker −40%#30C912
More saturated +25%#B6FFA8
Less saturated −25%#C2EDBA

Channel breakdown

R187
G248
B175
Red187 (73.3%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue110.14°
Saturation (HSL)83.91%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G F8 · B AF

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