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#0BB177 Color

#0BB177 is rgb(11, 177, 119) in RGB, hsl(159, 88%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(94%, 0%, 33%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Frog (#00A86B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0BB177
HEX#0BB177
RGBrgb(11, 177, 119)
HSLhsl(159, 88%, 37%)
HSVhsv(159, 94%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(94%, 0%, 33%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.148 160.8)
LABlab(63.93% -49.94 18.65)
LCHlch(63.93% 53.31 159.52)

What #0BB177 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 #0BB177, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#0BB177 Channel Values

How #0BB177 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 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 88% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 94% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 94% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.77:1 vs white · 7.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0BB177 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 text2.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #0BB177

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0BB177; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #0BB177

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.

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How #0BB177 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#0BB177
Protanopia#A3A378
Protanomaly#81A977
Deuteranopia#94947B
Deuteranomaly#75A079
Tritanopia#35ABAB
Tritanomaly#2AAD99
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #0BB177 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-0bb177: #0BB177;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0BB177;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0bb177': '#0BB177' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.043, green: 0.694, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_0bb177">#0BB177</color>
SVG fillfill="#0BB177"

More Green Colors

#0BB177 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#0BB177 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0BB177?

#0BB177 is a dark green — rgb(11, 177, 119) in RGB and hsl(159, 88%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Frog (#00A86B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.88.

What is the RGB value of #0BB177?

#0BB177 is rgb(11, 177, 119) — red 11, green 177, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0BB177?

#0BB177 converts to approximately cmyk(94%, 0%, 33%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0BB177 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0BB177 scores 2.77:1 against white and 7.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0BB177 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0BB177 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 6.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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