What color is #BBEE00?

#BBEE00 is a vivid yellow-green known as Lush Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBEE00?

The RGB value is 187, 238, 0: 187 red, 238 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBEE00?

The complementary color is #3300EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBEE00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBEE00 color

#BBEE00 rgb(187, 238, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBEE00 is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 93.3% green and 0% blue (187, 238, 0).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 100% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 7% black.

This exact color is also called Lush Green.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.34:1).

#BBEE00 color codes

HEX	`#BBEE00`
RGB	`rgb(187, 238, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 93.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 100%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 100%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 100%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.83, -41.06, 85.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.83, 94.8, 115.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.069, 71.713, 11.152)`
Decimal	`12316160`
Short hex	`#BE0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBEE00, 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 #BBEE00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBEE00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.34:1	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 #BBEE00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbee00; }
.text { color: #bbee00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbee00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 238 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbee00, #44ee00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

Questions

What color is #BBEE00?: #BBEE00 is a vivid yellow-green known as Lush Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBEE00?: The RGB value is 187, 238, 0: 187 red, 238 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBEE00?: The complementary color is #3300EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBEE00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.