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#BBF980 Color

#BBF980 is rgb(187, 249, 128) in RGB, hsl(91, 91%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 49%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), visibly different at ΔE 10.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBF980
HEX#BBF980
RGBrgb(187, 249, 128)
HSLhsl(91, 91%, 74%)
HSVhsv(91, 49%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 49%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(91.4% 0.164 131.3)
LABlab(91.81% -34.90 51.01)
LCHlch(91.81% 61.81 124.38)

What #BBF980 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 #BBF980, 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.

#BBF980 Channel Values

How #BBF980 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 249 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 91% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 49% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBF980 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 text16.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBF980 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBF980

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBF980; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BBF980

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 #BBF980.

How #BBF980 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#BBF980
Protanopia#F0F081
Protanomaly#DDF480
Deuteranopia#E7E783
Deuteranomaly#D7EE82
Tritanopia#CAEEEE
Tritanomaly#C4F2CB
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBF980 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbf980: #BBF980;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBF980;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbf980': '#BBF980' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.976, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_bbf980">#BBF980</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBF980"

More Green Colors

#BBF980 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBF980 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBF980?

#BBF980 is a light green — rgb(187, 249, 128) in RGB and hsl(91, 91%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.98.

What is the RGB value of #BBF980?

#BBF980 is rgb(187, 249, 128) — red 187, green 249, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBF980?

#BBF980 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 49%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBF980 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBF980 scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBF980 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBF980 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 16.44, which is visibly different.

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