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#BBDBBB

#bbdbbb ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbdbbb is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 85.88% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.61% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 30.77% saturation and 79.61% 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 13.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6482

Complementary

  1. #bbdbbb
  2. #dbbbdb

Split complementary

  1. #bbdbbb
  2. #cbbbdb
  3. #dbbbcb

Analogous

  1. #cbdbbb
  2. #bbdbbb
  3. #bbdbcb

Triadic

  1. #bbdbbb
  2. #bbbbdb
  3. #dbbbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdbbb
  2. #bbdbdb
  3. #dbbbdb
  4. #dbbbbb

Square

  1. #bbdbbb
  2. #bbcbdb
  3. #dbbbdb
  4. #dbcbbb

Monochromatic

  1. #58a558
  2. #89c189
  3. #bbdbbb
  4. #edf5ed
  5. #f2f8f2

Shades

#bbdbbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdbbb
  2. #a8c5a8
  3. #96af96
  4. #839983
  5. #708370
  6. #5e6e5e
  7. #4b584b
  8. #384238
  9. #252c25
  10. #131613
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdbbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdbbb
  2. #c2dfc2
  3. #c9e2c9
  4. #cfe6cf
  5. #d6e9d6
  6. #ddeddd
  7. #e4f1e4
  8. #ebf4eb
  9. #f1f8f1
  10. #f8fbf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdbbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdbbb
  2. #b5d2b5
  3. #afc9af
  4. #a9c0a9
  5. #a3b7a3
  6. #9eae9e
  7. #98a498
  8. #929b92
  9. #8c928c
  10. #868986
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cad6ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddd5b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7d1bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8d9d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0d7ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccd5bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9dac9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdbbb {
  color: #bbdbbb;
}
Background
.bg-bbdbbb {
  background-color: #bbdbbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdbbb {
  border: 2px solid #bbdbbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdbbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 219 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 31% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdbbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdbbb, #bbdbcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdbbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 219 187 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.72 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.16 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 6.80 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 8.18 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.02 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.77 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.32 #442444 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Celadon
#bbdbbb  rgb(187, 219, 187)  hsl(120, 31%, 80%)  Celadon
#dbbbdb  rgb(219, 187, 219)  hsl(300, 31%, 80%)  Thistle
#bbbbdb  rgb(187, 187, 219)  hsl(240, 31%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dbbbbb  rgb(219, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 31%, 80%)  Silver Pink