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#BBFBEB Color

#BBFBEB is rgb(187, 251, 235) in RGB, hsl(165, 89%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 6%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celeste (#B2FFFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBFBEB
HEX#BBFBEB
RGBrgb(187, 251, 235)
HSLhsl(165, 89%, 86%)
HSVhsv(165, 25%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 6%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(94.1% 0.068 177.6)
LABlab(93.99% -23.22 0.86)
LCHlch(93.99% 23.23 177.87)

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

Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 8.97Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 9.08Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 9.21Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 10.74Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 10.97Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 11.9

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

#BBFBEB Channel Values

How #BBFBEB 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 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 89% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 25% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.16:1 vs white · 18.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBFBEB 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 text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #BBFBEB

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

Base
#BBFBEB
Complementary
#FBBCCB
Analogous
#BCFBCB
Analogous
#BCEBFB
Triadic
#EBBCFB
Triadic
#FBEBBC
Split comp.
#FBBCEB
Split comp.
#FBCBBC

Tints & Shades of #BBFBEB

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

#C5FCEE
#CAFCEF
#D4FCF2
#DDFDF5
#E7FEF8
#ECFEF9

Shades

#82F8DA
#4DF5CB
#13F1BA
#0BBC90
#088263
#044D3B

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

How #BBFBEB 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#BBFBEB
Protanopia#F2F2EB
Protanomaly#DEF5EB
Deuteranopia#E8E8ED
Deuteranomaly#D8F0EC
Tritanopia#BEF9F9
Tritanomaly#BDFAF4
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBFBEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bbfbeb: #BBFBEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBFBEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbfbeb': '#BBFBEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.984, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_bbfbeb">#BBFBEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBFBEB"

More Green Colors

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

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#BBFBEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBFBEB?

#BBFBEB is a lightest green — rgb(187, 251, 235) in RGB and hsl(165, 89%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celeste (#B2FFFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.97.

What is the RGB value of #BBFBEB?

#BBFBEB is rgb(187, 251, 235) — red 187, green 251, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBFBEB?

#BBFBEB converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 6%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBFBEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBFBEB scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBFBEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBFBEB 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 9.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.