BBF5BC

#BBF5BC closest to Smell the Mint

#BBF5BC is a very light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Smell the Mint. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 96.1% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(187, 245, 188)). Its HSL value is 121° hue, 74% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 4% black. #BBF5BC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.90:1.

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Variations of #BBF5BC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BBF5BC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BBF5BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBF5BC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EEE4BF
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7EAB9
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9ECBA
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EEE4BF
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0EABE
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B5F2E5
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8F4D0
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E6E6E6
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DDEADD

#BBF5BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.24:1 Very poor#BBF5BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.90:1 Super#BBF5BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBF5BC in CSS

/* Smell the Mint */
.color { color: #BBF5BC; }
.background { background-color: #BBF5BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBF5BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 245 188);
color: hsl(121 74% 85%);
color: oklch(0.916 0.097 145.2);

#BBF5BC FAQ

What color is #BBF5BC?

#BBF5BC is a very light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBF5BC?

#BBF5BC is rgb(187, 245, 188) in RGB, hsl(121, 74%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 0%, 23%, 4%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBF5BC?

The complementary color of #BBF5BC is #F5BBF4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBF5BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBF5BC: 16.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBF5BC a warm or cool color?

#BBF5BC is a cool color.