What color is #BBFF00?

#BBFF00 is a vivid yellow-green known as Nuclear Blast. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nuclear Blast?

The RGB value is 187, 255, 0: 187 red, 255 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nuclear Blast?

The complementary color is #4400FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBFF00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nuclear Blast color: hex code #BBFF00

#BBFF00 rgb(187, 255, 0)

Shades of green

Nuclear Blast has the hex code #BBFF00. It is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 100% green and 0% blue (187, 255, 0).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.42:1).

Nuclear Blast (#BBFF00) color codes

HEX	`#BBFF00`
RGB	`rgb(187, 255, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 100%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.61, -48.36, 89.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.61, 101.36, 118.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.254, 82.084, 12.88)`
Decimal	`12320512`
Short hex	`#BF0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nuclear Blast, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BBFF00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBFF00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BBFF00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbff00; }
.text { color: #bbff00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbff00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 255 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbff00, #3cff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

See #BBFF00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BBFF00?: #BBFF00 is a vivid yellow-green known as Nuclear Blast. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nuclear Blast?: The RGB value is 187, 255, 0: 187 red, 255 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nuclear Blast?: The complementary color is #4400FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBFF00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.