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Recognised as Colour

#BBFA8E

  • #BBFA8E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#BBFA8E is a green with RGB values 187, 250, 142 and HSL 95°, 92%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#BBFA8E#BBFA8E
HEX#BBFA8E
RGBrgb(187, 250, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9804, 0.5569
RGB percentages73.3%, 98%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(95, 91.5%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(95, 43.2%, 98%)
CMYK25.2%, 0%, 43.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,319,374
CSS custom property--colour: #BBFA8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.18:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#440571

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEC86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9E694no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BCF2E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 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 text17.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 12.5Light green · ΔE 13.1Yellow green · ΔE 26.2Khaki · ΔE 29Pale goldenrod · ΔE 33.9Dark khaki · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD8EFA
Analogous#F1FA8E, #8EFA97
Triadic#8EBBFA, #FA8EBB
Split complementary#978EFA, #FA8EF1
Tetradic#8EF1FA, #CD8EFA, #FA978E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6FEF0
Lighter +10%#D8FCBF
Darker −10%#9EF85D
Darker −20%#80F62C
Darker −30%#65E50A
Darker −40%#50B408
More saturated +25%#BAFF89
Less saturated −25%#BDEB9D

Channel breakdown

R187
G250
B142
Red187 (73.3%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue95°
Saturation (HSL)91.53%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G FA · B 8E

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