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#0BB185 Color

#0BB185 is rgb(11, 177, 133) in RGB, hsl(164, 88%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(94%, 0%, 25%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0BB185
HEX#0BB185
RGBrgb(11, 177, 133)
HSLhsl(164, 88%, 37%)
HSVhsv(164, 94%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(94%, 0%, 25%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.137 167)
LABlab(64.17% -47.47 11.44)
LCHlch(64.17% 48.83 166.45)

What #0BB185 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 #0BB185, 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.

#0BB185 Channel Values

How #0BB185 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 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 88% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 94% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 94% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.75:1 vs white · 7.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0BB185 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 text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #0BB185

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0BB185; 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 #0BB185

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #0BB185.

How #0BB185 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#0BB185
Protanopia#A3A386
Protanomaly#81A985
Deuteranopia#949488
Deuteranomaly#75A087
Tritanopia#30ACAC
Tritanomaly#26AE9E
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #0BB185 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-0bb185: #0BB185;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0BB185;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0bb185': '#0BB185' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.043, green: 0.694, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_0bb185">#0BB185</color>
SVG fillfill="#0BB185"

More Green Colors

#0BB185 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#0BB185 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0BB185?

#0BB185 is a dark green — rgb(11, 177, 133) in RGB and hsl(164, 88%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.01.

What is the RGB value of #0BB185?

#0BB185 is rgb(11, 177, 133) — red 11, green 177, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0BB185?

#0BB185 converts to approximately cmyk(94%, 0%, 25%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0BB185 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0BB185 scores 2.75:1 against white and 7.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0BB185 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0BB185 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 12.41, which is visibly different.

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