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#0BD599 Color

#0BD599 is rgb(11, 213, 153) in RGB, hsl(162, 90%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(95%, 0%, 28%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0BD599
HEX#0BD599
RGBrgb(11, 213, 153)
HSLhsl(162, 90%, 44%)
HSVhsv(162, 95%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(95%, 0%, 28%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.163 164.1)
LABlab(75.89% -56.03 16.94)
LCHlch(75.89% 58.54 163.18)

What #0BD599 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 #0BD599, 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.

#0BD599 Channel Values

How #0BD599 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 213 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 90% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 95% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 95% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0BD599 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #0BD599

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0BD599; 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 #0BD599

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

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How #0BD599 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#0BD599
Protanopia#C4C49A
Protanomaly#9CCB99
Deuteranopia#B2B29D
Deuteranomaly#8EC19B
Tritanopia#3ECFCF
Tritanomaly#30D1BC
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #0BD599 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-0bd599: #0BD599;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0BD599;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0bd599': '#0BD599' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.043, green: 0.835, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_0bd599">#0BD599</color>
SVG fillfill="#0BD599"

More Green Colors

#0BD599 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#0BD599 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0BD599?

#0BD599 is a mid-tone green — rgb(11, 213, 153) in RGB and hsl(162, 90%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.52.

What is the RGB value of #0BD599?

#0BD599 is rgb(11, 213, 153) — red 11, green 213, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0BD599?

#0BD599 converts to approximately cmyk(95%, 0%, 28%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0BD599 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0BD599 scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0BD599 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0BD599 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 16.15, which is visibly different.

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