#BBFFEB

sRGB: 187 / 255 / 235

Ancient mountains rise against oblivion
Unbridled forces transform the fabric of existence
Infinite wonders defy the passing ages

#BBFFEB belongs to the green-cyan family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 187 red, 255 green and 235 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 162.4° lands in the green-cyan region. Its 100.0% saturation makes it strong in color at this lightness. HSL lightness is 86.7% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (18.62:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 187, 255, 235
HSL: 162.35°, 100.00%, 86.67%
HSV / HSB: 162.35°, 26.67%, 100.00%
CMYK (approx.): 26.67%, 0.00%, 7.84%, 0.00%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 71.245, 88.081, 91.847
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 95.195, -25.092, 2.756
WCAG relative luminance: 0.88083
24-bit decimal: 12320747

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #BBFFEB in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 18.62:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.13:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#FFBBCF sits half a turn (180°) from #BBFFEB on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#BBFFEB #FFBBCF

Analogous

#BBFFC9 and #BBF1FF sit 30° to either side of #BBFFEB. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#BBFFC9 #BBFFEB #BBF1FF

Triadic

#BBFFEB, #EBBBFF and #FFEBBB are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#BBFFEB #EBBBFF #FFEBBB

Split complementary

Start at #BBFFEB and look across the wheel. #FFBBF1 and #FFC9BB sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#BBFFEB #FFBBF1 #FFC9BB

Square

Starting with #BBFFEB, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #C9BBFF, #FFBBCF, then #F1FFBB. Across the square, #BBFFEB pairs with #FFBBCF, and #C9BBFF with #F1FFBB.

#BBFFEB #C9BBFF #FFBBCF #F1FFBB

Tetradic

#BBFFEB and #FFBBCF are opposites, as are #BBCFFF and #FFEBBB. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#BBFFEB #BBCFFF #FFBBCF #FFEBBB

Tints

Mixing #BBFFEB with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #C9FFEF, keeps 80% of the original. By #F1FFFB, the mixture is 80% white.

#BBFFEB #C9FFEF #D6FFF3 #E4FFF7 #F1FFFB #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #BBFFEB with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #96CCBC, keeps 80% of the original. By #25332F, the mixture is 80% black.

#BBFFEB #96CCBC #70998D #4B665E #25332F #000000

Tones

Mixing #BBFFEB with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #AFE6D6, keeps 80% of the original. By #8C9995, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#BBFFEB #AFE6D6 #A3CCC0 #98B3AB #8C9995 #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#BBFFEB

RGB

rgb(187 255 235)

HSL

hsl(162.353 100.000% 86.667%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #BBFFEB;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#BBFFEB uses 187 red, 255 green and 235 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 73.3%

Green 100.0%

Blue 92.2%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #BBFFEB is 26.7% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 7.8% yellow and 0.0% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 26.7%

Magenta 0.0%

Yellow 7.8%

Black 0.0%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #BBFFEE. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #BFE in CSS. For a modern design, keep #BBFFEB when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #CCFFFF, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #BBFFEE Nearest web-safe: #CCFFFF

Gradient to complement

#BBFFEB #C6F4E6 #D2E8E2 #DDDDDD #E8D2D8 #F4C6D4 #FFBBCF

Color vision previews

Compare how #BBFFEB appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#FAF6EA

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#EEEEEC

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#A9FFF9

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#E6F9EB

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#E1F4EC

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#BBFEF0

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#F1F1F1

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#D8F8EE

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.49693 G 1.00000 B 0.83077

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.78954 G 0.99262 B 0.92477

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.58625 G 0.98330 B 0.83732

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.284 y 0.351 Y 88.081

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 26.667 M % 0.000 Y % 7.843

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

10111011 11111111 11101011