What color is #BFEBBB?

#BFEBBB is #BFEBBB (191, 235, 187 in RGB; hsl(115, 55%, 83%)). It sits in the light green family. Contrast is 1.33:1 on white and 15.82:1 on black.

Is #BFEBBB accessible for text?

No for body text on white — 1.33:1 is below WCAG AA. Use it as a fill or pick a darker stop from the shade scale.

How do I use #BFEBBB in CSS?

Use #BFEBBB, color: #bfebbb;, or a custom property like --color-bfebbb: #bfebbb;. Nearest Tailwind-style token approximation: green-200. Confirm contrast pairs against WCAG before production.

Color brief · Light Green

#BFEBBB (#BFEBBB) — practical notes

#BFEBBB (#bfebbb) sits in the light green family at about 115° hue, 55% saturation, and 83% lightness. Contrast is 1.33:1 on white and 15.82:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: green-200 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bfebbb as small body text on white — 1.33:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

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Specs & accessibility references: W3C WCAG 2.1 contrast minimum · MDN CSS color values · CSS Color Module Level 4 · WebAIM contrast guide.

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THE ORIGINAL SWATCH#BFEBBB

100% opacity · sRGB

YOUR NEXT GREAT ACCENT

#BFEBBB

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light-green family Calculated from HEX

HEX#BFEBBB

RGBrgb(191, 235, 187)

HSLhsl(115, 55%, 83%)

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Selected text: #BFEBBB

Preview textText size 24px

CONTRAST RATIO1.33:1

AA · normal text: Fail
AA · large text: Fail
AAA · normal text: Fail

Normal text: AA 4.5:1, AAA 7:1. Large text: AA 3:1 (24px regular or about 19px bold).

Against white1.33:1

Against black15.82:1

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Color codes

HEX

#bfebbb

RGB

rgb(191, 235, 187)

HSL

hsl(115, 55%, 83%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8965 0.0792 142.7)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 0%, 20%, 8%)

CSS variable

--color-bfebbb: #bfebbb;

CMYK is an approximate reference; print output depends on the color profile. HSV and CMYK are not CSS color functions.

OKLCH

css

:root {
  --colorbfebbb-1: #bfebbb;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

green-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.79 · #BBF7D0

Nearest CSS named color

LightGreen

Very different · ΔE 9.96 · #90EE90

Nearest Material color

green-200

Very different · ΔE 5.2 · #A5D6A7

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 21.4 · #F8F9FA

Using this color

Where #bfebbb works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bfebbb as small body text on white — 1.33:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Light Green family swatches still need a measured foreground pair. Verify this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Web Safe #CCFFCC#CCFFCC Tailwind green 200#BBF7D0 Material Green 200#A5D6A7 Material Light Green 200#C5E1A5 Material Green 100#C8E6C9 Material Light Green 100#DCEDC8 Spectrum #8FDCA6#8FDCA6 Spectrum #92D8AC#92D8AC Tailwind emerald 200#A7F3D0 Web Safe #99CC99#99CC99 Spectrum #90D09C#90D09C Tailwind lime 100#ECFCCB