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#0BB196 Color

#0BB196 is rgb(11, 177, 150) in RGB, hsl(170, 88%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(94%, 0%, 15%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Green (#00A693), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0BB196
HEX#0BB196
RGBrgb(11, 177, 150)
HSLhsl(170, 88%, 37%)
HSVhsv(170, 94%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(94%, 0%, 15%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.125 176.4)
LABlab(64.52% -44.14 2.63)
LCHlch(64.52% 44.21 176.58)

What #0BB196 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 #0BB196, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Persian Green#00A693ΔE 5.94Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 6.18Zomp#39A78EΔE 7.59Keppel#3AB09EΔE 7.68Paolo Veronese Green#009B7DΔE 8.58Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 9.02

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

#0BB196 Channel Values

How #0BB196 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 1508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 88% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 94% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 94% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.71:1 vs white · 7.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0BB196 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 text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #0BB196

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0BB196; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#0BB196
Complementary
#B10B27
Analogous
#0BB143
Analogous
#0B7AB1
Triadic
#960BB1
Triadic
#B1960B
Split comp.
#B10B7A
Split comp.
#B1430B

Tints & Shades of #0BB196

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

#0EDDBA
#22F1CF
#4EF4D8
#79F6E1
#A4F9EB
#CAFCF3

Shades

#0A9981
#098671
#076E5D
#065649
#043E35
#032B24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #0BB196.

How #0BB196 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#0BB196
Protanopia#A3A396
Protanomaly#81A996
Deuteranopia#949499
Deuteranomaly#75A098
Tritanopia#27AEAE
Tritanomaly#1FAFA5
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

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Using #0BB196 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-0bb196: #0BB196;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0BB196;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0bb196': '#0BB196' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.043, green: 0.694, blue: 0.588)
Android XML<color name="color_0bb196">#0BB196</color>
SVG fillfill="#0BB196"

More Teal Colors

#0BB196 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#0BB196 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0BB196?

#0BB196 is a dark teal — rgb(11, 177, 150) in RGB and hsl(170, 88%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Green (#00A693), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #0BB196?

#0BB196 is rgb(11, 177, 150) — red 11, green 177, and blue 150 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0BB196?

#0BB196 converts to approximately cmyk(94%, 0%, 15%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0BB196 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0BB196 scores 2.71:1 against white and 7.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0BB196 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0BB196 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 lightseagreen (#20B2AA) at a CIE76 distance of 10.97, which is visibly different.

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