#BBF7D0 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

#BBF7D0

#BBF7D0 is a very light, vivid green. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class green-200 (e.g. bg-green-200, text-green-200). Its nearest CSS named color is paleturquoise (#afeeee). For readable text on a #BBF7D0 background, black text gives the strongest contrast (17.33:1). Because it is so light, #BBF7D0 works best as a background or surface color paired with dark text, or as a high-percentage tint in an existing palette.

Want to fine-tune this color interactively? Open #BBF7D0 in the tint & shade generator to explore the full lightness, hue, and chroma scales and copy any step.

Color Values

Hex#BBF7D0
RGBrgb(187, 247, 208)
HSLhsl(141, 79%, 85%)
HSV / HSB141°, 24%, 97%
Nearest namedpaleturquoise (#afeeee)

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#BBF7D0 in Tailwind CSS (green-200)

#BBF7D0 ships with Tailwind CSS as green-200 — use it as bg-green-200, text-green-200, or border-green-200. It sits at step 200 of the green ramp; every other step links to its own page:

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #BBF7D0 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

Shades of #BBF7D0 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #BBF7D0 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

Text color White text 1.21:1 — AA normal: Fail · AA large: Fail · AAA: Fail
Black text 17.33:1 — AA normal: Pass · AA large: Pass · AAA: Pass

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #BBF7D0 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More green colors in the library: #ECFCCB (lime-100), #A7F3D0 (emerald-200), #D1FAE5 (emerald-100), #D9F99D (lime-200), #E8F0EC, #F7FEE7 (lime-50).

Frequently Asked Questions

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