Recognised as Colour

#BBFF99

#BBFF99
Green
Light
Nearest: Pale green

#BBFF99 is a green with RGB values 187, 255, 153 and HSL 100°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#BBFF99#BBFF99

HEX#BBFF99

HEX (short)#BF9

RGBrgb(187, 255, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 1, 0.6

RGB percentages73.3%, 100%, 60%

HSLhsl(100, 100%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(100, 40%, 100%)

CMYK26.7%, 0%, 40%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,320,665

CSS custom property--colour: #BBFF99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.88:1

Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9

Inverted#440066

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF091no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FCEB9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BAF8E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 10.5 Light green · ΔE 11.5 Yellow green · ΔE 29.9 Khaki · ΔE 30.2 Aquamarine · ΔE 33.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DD99FF

Analogous#EEFF99, #99FFAA

Triadic#99BBFF, #FF99BB

Split complementary#AA99FF, #FF99EE

Tetradic#99EEFF, #DD99FF, #FFAA99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DDFFCC

Darker −10%#99FF66

Darker −20%#77FF33

Darker −30%#55FF00

Darker −40%#44CC00

More saturated +25%#BBFF99

Less saturated −25%#BFF2A6

Channel breakdown

R187

G255

B153

Red187 (73.3%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue100°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BB · G FF · B 99

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BBFF99 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,921.42 g/mol
102 atoms

BBFF99 has a molar mass of 1,921.42 g/mol, made up of 102 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 100 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,921.42 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule102

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.190593 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.1342136 × 10^20

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

B1.1%

F98.9%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 1.125%

Fluorine (F × 100)1,899.8 g/mol, 98.875%

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