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#BBFBE3 Color

#BBFBE3 is rgb(187, 251, 227) in RGB, hsl(158, 89%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 10%, 2%) 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 6.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBFBE3
HEX#BBFBE3
RGBrgb(187, 251, 227)
HSLhsl(158, 89%, 86%)
HSVhsv(158, 25%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 10%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(93.9% 0.072 169.6)
LABlab(93.83% -24.42 4.73)
LCHlch(93.83% 24.88 169.04)

What #BBFBE3 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 #BBFBE3, 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.

#BBFBE3 Channel Values

How #BBFBE3 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 251 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 89% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 25% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.17:1 vs white · 18.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBFBE3 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 text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBFBE3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBFBE3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBFBE3; 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 #BBFBE3

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 #BBFBE3.

How #BBFBE3 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#BBFBE3
Protanopia#F2F2E3
Protanomaly#DEF5E3
Deuteranopia#E8E8E5
Deuteranomaly#D8F0E4
Tritanopia#BFF8F8
Tritanomaly#BEF9F0
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBFBE3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbfbe3: #BBFBE3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBFBE3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbfbe3': '#BBFBE3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.984, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_bbfbe3">#BBFBE3</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBFBE3"

More Green Colors

#BBFBE3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBFBE3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBFBE3?

#BBFBE3 is a lightest green — rgb(187, 251, 227) in RGB and hsl(158, 89%, 86%) 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 6.06.

What is the RGB value of #BBFBE3?

#BBFBE3 is rgb(187, 251, 227) — red 187, green 251, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBFBE3?

#BBFBE3 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 10%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBFBE3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBFBE3 scores 1.17:1 against white and 18.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBFBE3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBFBE3 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 12.77, which is visibly different.

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