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#BBEDC3 Color

#BBEDC3 is rgb(187, 237, 195) in RGB, hsl(130, 58%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 18%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celadon (#ACE1AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBEDC3
HEX#BBEDC3
RGBrgb(187, 237, 195)
HSLhsl(130, 58%, 83%)
HSVhsv(130, 21%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 18%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(90% 0.077 149.4)
LABlab(89.43% -22.66 14.95)
LCHlch(89.43% 27.15 146.59)

What #BBEDC3 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 #BBEDC3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BBEDC3 Channel Values

How #BBEDC3 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 237 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 58% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 21% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBEDC3 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBEDC3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBEDC3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBEDC3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BBEDC3

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBEDC3.

How #BBEDC3 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#BBEDC3
Protanopia#E5E5C3
Protanomaly#D6E9C3
Deuteranopia#DEDEC5
Deuteranomaly#D1E4C4
Tritanopia#C1E8E8
Tritanomaly#BFEADA
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBEDC3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbedc3: #BBEDC3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBEDC3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbedc3': '#BBEDC3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.929, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_bbedc3">#BBEDC3</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBEDC3"

More Green Colors

#BBEDC3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBEDC3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBEDC3?

#BBEDC3 is a lightest green — rgb(187, 237, 195) in RGB and hsl(130, 58%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.37.

What is the RGB value of #BBEDC3?

#BBEDC3 is rgb(187, 237, 195) — red 187, green 237, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBEDC3?

#BBEDC3 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 18%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBEDC3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBEDC3 scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBEDC3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBEDC3 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 17.56, which is visibly different.

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