What color is #BBFF5E?

#BBFF5E is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Yellow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBFF5E?

The RGB value is 187, 255, 94: 187 red, 255 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBFF5E?

The complementary color is #A25EFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBFF5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.58:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBFF5E color

#BBFF5E rgb(187, 255, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #BBFF5E is a light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 100% green and 36.9% blue (187, 255, 94).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Green Yellow (#ADFF2F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.58:1).

#BBFF5E color codes

HEX	`#BBFF5E`
RGB	`rgb(187, 255, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 100%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 63%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 63%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.97, -44.92, 67.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.97, 81.4, 123.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.274, 82.892, 23.517)`
Decimal	`12320606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBFF5E, 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 #BBFF5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBFF5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.58:1	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 #BBFF5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbff5e; }
.text { color: #bbff5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbff5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 255 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbff5e, #6aff5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBFF5E?: #BBFF5E is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Yellow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBFF5E?: The RGB value is 187, 255, 94: 187 red, 255 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBFF5E?: The complementary color is #A25EFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBFF5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.58:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.