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#0BB161 Color

#0BB161 is rgb(11, 177, 97) in RGB, hsl(151, 88%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(94%, 0%, 45%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Pigment) (#00A550), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0BB161
HEX#0BB161
RGBrgb(11, 177, 97)
HSLhsl(151, 88%, 37%)
HSVhsv(151, 94%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(94%, 0%, 45%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.168 153.5)
LABlab(63.60% -53.25 29.76)
LCHlch(63.60% 61.00 150.80)

What #0BB161 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #0BB161, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 5.46GO Green#00AB66ΔE 5.85Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.6Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.06Green Frog#00A86BΔE 10.13Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 11.22

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#0BB161 Channel Values

How #0BB161 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 11 · G 177 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 151° · S 88% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 151° · S 94% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 94% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.81:1 vs white · 7.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0BB161 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #0BB161 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #0BB161

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0BB161; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#0BB161
Complementary
#B10B5C
Analogous
#0BB10E
Analogous
#0BAFB1
Triadic
#610BB1
Triadic
#B1610B
Split comp.
#B10BAF
Split comp.
#B10E0B

Tints & Shades of #0BB161

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#0EDD79
#22F18D
#4EF4A3
#79F6BA
#A4F9D0
#CAFCE4

Shades

#0A9954
#098649
#076E3C
#06562F
#043E22
#032B18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #0BB161.

How #0BB161 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#0BB161
Protanopia#A3A362
Protanomaly#81A961
Deuteranopia#949466
Deuteranomaly#75A064
Tritanopia#3BA9A9
Tritanomaly#2EAD92
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #0BB161 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-0bb161: #0BB161;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0BB161;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0bb161': '#0BB161' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.043, green: 0.694, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_0bb161">#0BB161</color>
SVG fillfill="#0BB161"

More Green Colors

#0BB161 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#0BB161 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0BB161?

#0BB161 is a dark green — rgb(11, 177, 97) in RGB and hsl(151, 88%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Pigment) (#00A550), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.46.

What is the RGB value of #0BB161?

#0BB161 is rgb(11, 177, 97) — red 11, green 177, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0BB161?

#0BB161 converts to approximately cmyk(94%, 0%, 45%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0BB161 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0BB161 scores 2.81:1 against white and 7.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0BB161 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0BB161 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 9.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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