Close to Yellow Green
#BBF272
#BBF272 is a light, vivid green, close to the color Yellow Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 94.9% green, and 44.7% blue. Its hue is 86°, with 83% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BBF272.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.31:1 FailBlack text on this color
16.06:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.31:1 FailThis color as text on black
16.06:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBF272 as they’d see it.
#BBF272 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BBF272
What color is #BBF272?
#BBF272 is a light, vivid green, close to the color Yellow Green. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 94.9% green, and 44.7% blue. Its hue is 86°, with 83% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBF272 in RGB?
#BBF272 is rgb(187, 242, 114): 187 red, 242 green, and 114 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBF272 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(23, 0, 53, 5). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBF272?
PANTONE 374 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBF272?
Its complement #ECDAFD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.