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Recognised as Colour

#BBFD9F

  • #BBFD9F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#BBFD9F is a green with RGB values 187, 253, 159 and HSL 102°, 96%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#BBFD9F#BBFD9F
HEX#BBFD9F
RGBrgb(187, 253, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.9922, 0.6235
RGB percentages73.3%, 99.2%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(102.1, 95.9%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(102.1, 37.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK26.1%, 0%, 37.2%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,320,159
CSS custom property--colour: #BBFD9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.66:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#440260

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEF98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9E9A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B9F7E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 11.4Light green · ΔE 11.4Khaki · ΔE 29Aquamarine · ΔE 30Pale goldenrod · ΔE 30.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 11.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E19FFD
Analogous#EAFD9F, #9FFDB2
Triadic#9FBBFD, #FD9FBB
Split complementary#B29FFD, #FD9FEA
Tetradic#9FEAFD, #E19FFD, #FDB29F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEFED1
Darker −10%#98FC6D
Darker −20%#74FB3B
Darker −30%#51FA09
Darker −40%#40CC04
More saturated +25%#BAFF9D
Less saturated −25%#C0F1AB

Channel breakdown

R187
G253
B159
Red187 (73.3%)
Green253 (99.2%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue102.13°
Saturation (HSL)95.92%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G FD · B 9F

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