Recognised as Colour

#BBFB40

#BBFB40
Green
Light
Nearest: Green yellow

#BBFB40 is a green with RGB values 187, 251, 64 and HSL 81°, 96%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#BBFB40#BBFB40

HEX#BBFB40

RGBrgb(187, 251, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9843, 0.251

RGB percentages73.3%, 98.4%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(80.5, 95.9%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(80.5, 74.5%, 98.4%)

CMYK25.5%, 0%, 74.5%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,319,552

CSS custom property--colour: #BBFB40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.99:1

Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#4404BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFEA11no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFE652no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C2EFD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 8.8 Yellow green · ΔE 19.8 Lawn green · ΔE 24.2 Chartreuse · ΔE 24.6 Yellow · ΔE 29.7 Limegreen · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8040FB

Analogous#FBDD40, #5EFB40

Triadic#40BBFB, #FB40BB

Split complementary#405EFB, #DD40FB

Tetradic#40FBDD, #8040FB, #FB405E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0FED6

Lighter +20%#DFFDA4

Lighter +10%#CDFC72

Darker −10%#A9FA0E

Darker −20%#8BD104

Darker −30%#6A9F03

Darker −40%#486D02

More saturated +25%#BCFF3C

Less saturated −25%#B3E358

Channel breakdown

R187

G251

B64

Red187 (73.3%)

Green251 (98.4%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue80.53°

Saturation (HSL)95.9%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G FB · B 40

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BBFB40 (chemical formula)

Formula
473.018 g/mol
43 atoms

BBFB40 has a molar mass of 473.018 g/mol, made up of 43 atoms across 2 elements: 42 × B, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass473.018 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule43

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule7.8546487 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.2731314 × 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

B96%

F4%

Boron (B × 42)454.02 g/mol, 95.984%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 4.016%

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