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#BBF9B3

#bbf9b3 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bbf9b3 is a color from the green family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 97.65% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.11% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 113.14°, with 85.37% saturation and 83.92% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.8157

Complementary

  1. #bbf9b3
  2. #f1b3f9

Split complementary

  1. #bbf9b3
  2. #ceb3f9
  3. #f9b3de

Analogous

  1. #def9b3
  2. #bbf9b3
  3. #b3f9ce

Triadic

  1. #bbf9b3
  2. #b3bbf9
  3. #f9b3bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf9b3
  2. #b3f9f1
  3. #f1b3f9
  4. #f9b3bb

Square

  1. #bbf9b3
  2. #b3def9
  3. #f1b3f9
  4. #f9ceb3

Monochromatic

  1. #3cee25
  2. #7cf36c
  3. #bbf9b3
  4. #eefeec
  5. #eefeec

Shades

#bbf9b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf9b3
  2. #a8e0a1
  3. #96c78f
  4. #83ae7d
  5. #70956b
  6. #5e7d5a
  7. #4b6448
  8. #384b36
  9. #253224
  10. #131912
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf9b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf9b3
  2. #c2fabb
  3. #c9fac2
  4. #cffbca
  5. #d6fbd1
  6. #ddfcd9
  7. #e4fde1
  8. #ebfde8
  9. #f1fef0
  10. #f8fef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf9b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf9b3
  2. #b5edae
  3. #afe1a9
  4. #a9d5a4
  5. #a3c99f
  6. #9ebd9a
  7. #98b094
  8. #92a48f
  9. #8c988a
  10. #868c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8f0d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fdedaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3e7b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6f5e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5f2b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfeeb5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8f6d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf9b3 {
  color: #bbf9b3;
}
Background
.bg-bbf9b3 {
  background-color: #bbf9b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf9b3 {
  border: 2px solid #bbf9b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf9b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 249 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 113 85% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf9b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf9b3, #b3f9ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf9b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 249 179 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.57 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 5.91 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.24 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.28 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.34 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 6.39 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.80 #44064c Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#bbf9b3  rgb(187, 249, 179)  hsl(113, 85%, 84%)  Granny Smith Apple
#f1b3f9  rgb(241, 179, 249)  hsl(293, 85%, 84%)  Mauve
#b3bbf9  rgb(179, 187, 249)  hsl(233, 85%, 84%)  Periwinkle
#f9b3bb  rgb(249, 179, 187)  hsl(353, 85%, 84%)  Light Pink