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#0BB17D Color

#0BB17D is rgb(11, 177, 125) in RGB, hsl(161, 88%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(94%, 0%, 29%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Crayola) (#1CAC78), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0BB17D
HEX#0BB17D
RGBrgb(11, 177, 125)
HSLhsl(161, 88%, 37%)
HSVhsv(161, 94%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(94%, 0%, 29%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.143 163.3)
LABlab(64.03% -48.91 15.57)
LCHlch(64.03% 51.33 162.34)

What #0BB17D 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 #0BB17D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 2.6Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 3.56Green Frog#00A86BΔE 6.21Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 6.76Green (NCS)#009F6BΔE 6.82Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.74

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

#0BB17D Channel Values

How #0BB17D 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 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 88% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 94% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 94% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.76:1 vs white · 7.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0BB17D 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 text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #0BB17D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #0BB17D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0BB17D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#0BB17D
Complementary
#B10B40
Analogous
#0BB12A
Analogous
#0B93B1
Triadic
#7D0BB1
Triadic
#B17D0B
Split comp.
#B10B93
Split comp.
#B12A0B

Tints & Shades of #0BB17D

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

#0EDD9B
#22F1B0
#4EF4BF
#79F6CF
#A4F9DE
#CAFCEC

Shades

#0A996C
#09865E
#076E4E
#06563D
#043E2C
#032B1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #0BB17D.

How #0BB17D 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#0BB17D
Protanopia#A3A37E
Protanomaly#81A97D
Deuteranopia#949480
Deuteranomaly#75A07F
Tritanopia#33ACAC
Tritanomaly#28AE9B
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #0BB17D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-0bb17d: #0BB17D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0BB17D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0bb17d': '#0BB17D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.043, green: 0.694, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_0bb17d">#0BB17D</color>
SVG fillfill="#0BB17D"

More Green Colors

#0BB17D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#0BB17D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0BB17D?

#0BB17D is a dark green — rgb(11, 177, 125) in RGB and hsl(161, 88%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Crayola) (#1CAC78), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.6.

What is the RGB value of #0BB17D?

#0BB17D is rgb(11, 177, 125) — red 11, green 177, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0BB17D?

#0BB17D converts to approximately cmyk(94%, 0%, 29%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0BB17D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0BB17D scores 2.76:1 against white and 7.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0BB17D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0BB17D 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 8.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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