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#0BF9AA Color

#0BF9AA is rgb(11, 249, 170) in RGB, hsl(160, 95%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 0%, 32%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Technobotanica (#00FFBF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0BF9AA
HEX#0BF9AA
RGBrgb(11, 249, 170)
HSLhsl(160, 95%, 51%)
HSVhsv(160, 96%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(96%, 0%, 32%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.192 161.2)
LABlab(87.20% -64.69 23.61)
LCHlch(87.20% 68.86 159.94)

What #0BF9AA 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 #0BF9AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 8.1Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 8.53Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.83Sea Green (Crayola)#00FFCDΔE 15.16Olo#01FFCDΔE 15.16Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 16.63

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

#0BF9AA Channel Values

How #0BF9AA 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 249 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 95% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 96% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 96% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0BF9AA 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #0BF9AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #0BF9AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0BF9AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#0BF9AA
Complementary
#F90B5A
Analogous
#0BF933
Analogous
#0BD1F9
Triadic
#AA0BF9
Triadic
#F9AA0B
Split comp.
#F90BD1
Split comp.
#F9330B

Tints & Shades of #0BF9AA

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

#2EFAB6
#4CFAC0
#6FFBCC
#92FCD9
#B4FDE5
#D2FEEF

Shades

#06DB94
#05BD80
#049A68
#037751
#025539
#013725

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #0BF9AA.

How #0BF9AA 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#0BF9AA
Protanopia#E5E5AB
Protanomaly#B7EDAA
Deuteranopia#D1D1AF
Deuteranomaly#A6E2AD
Tritanopia#4CF1F1
Tritanomaly#3CF4D8
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

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Using #0BF9AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-0bf9aa: #0BF9AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0BF9AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0bf9aa': '#0BF9AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.043, green: 0.976, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_0bf9aa">#0BF9AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#0BF9AA"

More Green Colors

#0BF9AA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#0BF9AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0BF9AA?

#0BF9AA is a mid-tone green — rgb(11, 249, 170) in RGB and hsl(160, 95%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Technobotanica (#00FFBF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.1.

What is the RGB value of #0BF9AA?

#0BF9AA is rgb(11, 249, 170) — red 11, green 249, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0BF9AA?

#0BF9AA converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 0%, 32%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0BF9AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0BF9AA scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0BF9AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0BF9AA 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 8.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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