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#BBE2C7 Color

#BBE2C7 is rgb(187, 226, 199) in RGB, hsl(138, 40%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 12%, 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 8.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBE2C7
HEX#BBE2C7
RGBrgb(187, 226, 199)
HSLhsl(138, 40%, 81%)
HSVhsv(138, 17%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 12%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(87.7% 0.055 154.9)
LABlab(86.52% -17.12 8.82)
LCHlch(86.52% 19.26 152.75)

What #BBE2C7 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 #BBE2C7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.43Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 9.09Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 10.84Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 11.93Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 11.95Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 12.54

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

#BBE2C7 Channel Values

How #BBE2C7 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 1998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 40% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 17% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBE2C7 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBE2C7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBE2C7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBE2C7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBE2C7
Complementary
#E2BBD6
Analogous
#C3E2BB
Analogous
#BBE2DA
Triadic
#C7BBE2
Triadic
#E2C7BB
Split comp.
#DABBE2
Split comp.
#E2BBC3

Tints & Shades of #BBE2C7

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

#C2E5CD
#CDEAD6
#D4EDDC
#DFF1E4
#E6F4EA
#F1F9F3

Shades

#94D1A6
#6DC086
#49AB67
#39844F
#285D38
#173620

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBE2C7.

How #BBE2C7 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#BBE2C7
Protanopia#DCDCC7
Protanomaly#D0DEC7
Deuteranopia#D6D6C8
Deuteranomaly#CCDBC8
Tritanopia#BFDFDF
Tritanomaly#BDE0D6
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBE2C7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbe2c7: #BBE2C7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBE2C7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbe2c7': '#BBE2C7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.886, blue: 0.780)
Android XML<color name="color_bbe2c7">#BBE2C7</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBE2C7"

More Green Colors

#BBE2C7 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBE2C7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBE2C7?

#BBE2C7 is a lightest green — rgb(187, 226, 199) in RGB and hsl(138, 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 8.43.

What is the RGB value of #BBE2C7?

#BBE2C7 is rgb(187, 226, 199) — red 187, green 226, and blue 199 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBE2C7?

#BBE2C7 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 12%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBE2C7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBE2C7 scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBE2C7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBE2C7 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 honeydew (#F0FFF0) at a CIE76 distance of 16.05, which is visibly different.

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