Colour

#BBFF72

#BBFF72
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#BBFF72 is a green with RGB values 187, 255, 114 and HSL 89°, 100%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BBFF72#BBFF72

HEX#BBFF72

RGBrgb(187, 255, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 1, 0.4471

RGB percentages73.3%, 100%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(88.9, 100%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(88.9, 55.3%, 100%)

CMYK26.7%, 0%, 55.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,320,626

CSS custom property--colour: #BBFF72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.8 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#E6E6E6

Inverted#44008D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFEF64no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEA7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BEF5E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 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

Yellow green · ΔE 18.7 Pale green · ΔE 21.9 Light green · ΔE 23.9 Green yellow · ΔE 24.1 Limegreen · ΔE 31.6 Lawn green · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B672FF

Analogous#FFFD72, #74FF72

Triadic#72BBFF, #FF72BB

Split complementary#7274FF, #FD72FF

Tetradic#72FFFD, #B672FF, #FF7274

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECFFD8

Lighter +10%#D4FFA5

Darker −10%#A2FF3F

Darker −20%#8AFF0C

Darker −30%#70D800

Darker −40%#55A500

More saturated +25%#BBFF72

Less saturated −25%#BAED84

Channel breakdown

R187

G255

B114

Red187 (73.3%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue88.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G FF · B 72

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Colour values

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