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#BBF6CD Color

#BBF6CD is rgb(187, 246, 205) in RGB, hsl(138, 77%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 17%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBF6CD
HEX#BBF6CD
RGBrgb(187, 246, 205)
HSLhsl(138, 77%, 85%)
HSVhsv(138, 24%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 17%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(92.2% 0.082 154.2)
LABlab(92.05% -25.33 13.48)
LCHlch(92.05% 28.70 151.98)

What #BBF6CD 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 #BBF6CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 6.66Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 8.95Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.65Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 10.23Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.61Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 10.73

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

#BBF6CD Channel Values

How #BBF6CD 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 246 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 77% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 24% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBF6CD 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBF6CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBF6CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBF6CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBF6CD
Complementary
#F6BBE5
Analogous
#C7F6BB
Analogous
#BBF6EA
Triadic
#CDBBF6
Triadic
#F6CDBB
Split comp.
#EABBF6
Split comp.
#F6BBC7

Tints & Shades of #BBF6CD

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

#C4F7D4
#CDF9DA
#D6FAE1
#DBFAE4
#E4FBEB
#EDFDF2

Shades

#85EFA5
#53E980
#1DE258
#17B045
#107A30
#09481C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBF6CD.

How #BBF6CD 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#BBF6CD
Protanopia#EDEDCD
Protanomaly#DBF1CD
Deuteranopia#E5E5CF
Deuteranomaly#D5ECCE
Tritanopia#C2F1F1
Tritanomaly#BFF3E4
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBF6CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbf6cd: #BBF6CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBF6CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbf6cd': '#BBF6CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.965, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_bbf6cd">#BBF6CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBF6CD"

More Green Colors

#BBF6CD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BBF6CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBF6CD?

#BBF6CD is a lightest green — rgb(187, 246, 205) in RGB and hsl(138, 77%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #BBF6CD?

#BBF6CD is rgb(187, 246, 205) — red 187, green 246, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBF6CD?

#BBF6CD converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 17%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBF6CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBF6CD scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBF6CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBF6CD 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 19.99, which is visibly different.

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