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#BBF9AA Color

#BBF9AA is rgb(187, 249, 170) in RGB, hsl(107, 87%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 32%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBF9AA
HEX#BBF9AA
RGBrgb(187, 249, 170)
HSLhsl(107, 87%, 82%)
HSVhsv(107, 32%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 32%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(92.1% 0.122 139)
LABlab(92.31% -30.93 31.49)
LCHlch(92.31% 44.14 134.48)

What #BBF9AA 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 #BBF9AA, 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.

#BBF9AA Channel Values

How #BBF9AA 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 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 87% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 32% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBF9AA 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 text17.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BBF9AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBF9AA; 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 #BBF9AA

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBF9AA.

How #BBF9AA 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#BBF9AA
Protanopia#F0F0AA
Protanomaly#DDF4AA
Deuteranopia#E7E7AC
Deuteranomaly#D7EEAB
Tritanopia#C6F1F1
Tritanomaly#C2F4D8
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

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Using #BBF9AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbf9aa: #BBF9AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBF9AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbf9aa': '#BBF9AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.976, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_bbf9aa">#BBF9AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBF9AA"

More Green Colors

#BBF9AA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBF9AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBF9AA?

#BBF9AA is a lightest green — rgb(187, 249, 170) in RGB and hsl(107, 87%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.52.

What is the RGB value of #BBF9AA?

#BBF9AA is rgb(187, 249, 170) — red 187, green 249, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBF9AA?

#BBF9AA converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 32%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBF9AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBF9AA scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBF9AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBF9AA 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 14.24, which is visibly different.

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