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Colour

#BBFF55

  • #BBFF55
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#BBFF55 is a green with RGB values 187, 255, 85 and HSL 84°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#BBFF55#BBFF55
HEX#BBFF55
HEX (short)#BF5
RGBrgb(187, 255, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 1, 0.3333
RGB percentages73.3%, 100%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(84, 100%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84, 66.7%, 100%)
CMYK26.7%, 0%, 66.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,320,597
CSS custom property--colour: #BBFF55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82741WCAG 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 17.55:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#4400AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEE3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFE963no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C1F4DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 12.7Yellow green · ΔE 18.6Lawn green · ΔE 26.5Chartreuse · ΔE 26.9Limegreen · ΔE 31.2Pale green · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9955FF
Analogous#FFEE55, #66FF55
Triadic#55BBFF, #FF55BB
Split complementary#5566FF, #EE55FF
Tetradic#55FFEE, #9955FF, #FF5566

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FFEE
Lighter +20%#E4FFBB
Lighter +10%#CFFF88
Darker −10%#A7FF22
Darker −20%#8FEE00
Darker −30%#70BB00
Darker −40%#528800
More saturated +25%#BBFF55
Less saturated −25%#B7EA6A

Channel breakdown

R187
G255
B85
Red187 (73.3%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue84°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BB · G FF · B 55

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