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#BBF7A1 Color

#BBF7A1 is rgb(187, 247, 161) in RGB, hsl(102, 84%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 35%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBF7A1
HEX#BBF7A1
RGBrgb(187, 247, 161)
HSLhsl(102, 84%, 80%)
HSVhsv(102, 35%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 35%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(91.5% 0.128 136.6)
LABlab(91.64% -31.04 35.06)
LCHlch(91.64% 46.83 131.51)

What #BBF7A1 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 #BBF7A1, 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.

#BBF7A1 Channel Values

How #BBF7A1 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 247 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 102° · S 84% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 102° · S 35% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBF7A1 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BBF7A1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBF7A1; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BBF7A1

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBF7A1.

How #BBF7A1 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#BBF7A1
Protanopia#EEEEA1
Protanomaly#DCF2A1
Deuteranopia#E5E5A3
Deuteranomaly#D6EDA2
Tritanopia#C7EEEE
Tritanomaly#C2F2D4
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBF7A1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbf7a1: #BBF7A1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBF7A1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbf7a1': '#BBF7A1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.969, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_bbf7a1">#BBF7A1</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBF7A1"

More Green Colors

#BBF7A1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBF7A1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBF7A1?

#BBF7A1 is a lightest green — rgb(187, 247, 161) in RGB and hsl(102, 84%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.78.

What is the RGB value of #BBF7A1?

#BBF7A1 is rgb(187, 247, 161) — red 187, green 247, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBF7A1?

#BBF7A1 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 35%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBF7A1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBF7A1 scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBF7A1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBF7A1 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 13.06, which is visibly different.

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