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#BBE2BE Color

#BBE2BE is rgb(187, 226, 190) in RGB, hsl(125, 40%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 16%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBE2BE
HEX#BBE2BE
RGBrgb(187, 226, 190)
HSLhsl(125, 40%, 81%)
HSVhsv(125, 17%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 16%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.064 147.1)
LABlab(86.35% -18.33 13.26)
LCHlch(86.35% 22.62 144.12)

What #BBE2BE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BBE2BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 7.53Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 8.32Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 8.35Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 8.73Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.99Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 11.16

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BBE2BE Channel Values

How #BBE2BE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 187 · G 226 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 40% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 17% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBE2BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBE2BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBE2BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBE2BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBE2BE
Complementary
#E2BBDF
Analogous
#CBE2BB
Analogous
#BBE2D2
Triadic
#BEBBE2
Triadic
#E2BEBB
Split comp.
#D2BBE2
Split comp.
#E2BBCB

Tints & Shades of #BBE2BE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2E5C5
#CDEACF
#D4EDD6
#DFF1E0
#E6F4E7
#F1F9F1

Shades

#94D199
#6DC074
#49AB52
#39843F
#285D2C
#17361A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBE2BE.

How #BBE2BE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BBE2BE
Protanopia#DCDCBE
Protanomaly#D0DEBE
Deuteranopia#D6D6BF
Deuteranomaly#CCDBBF
Tritanopia#C0DEDE
Tritanomaly#BEE0D2
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBE2BE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bbe2be: #BBE2BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBE2BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbe2be': '#BBE2BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.886, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_bbe2be">#BBE2BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBE2BE"

More Green Colors

#BBE2BE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBE2BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBE2BE?

#BBE2BE is a lightest green — rgb(187, 226, 190) in RGB and hsl(125, 40%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.53.

What is the RGB value of #BBE2BE?

#BBE2BE is rgb(187, 226, 190) — red 187, green 226, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBE2BE?

#BBE2BE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 16%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBE2BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBE2BE scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBE2BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBE2BE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.44, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.