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#B0BC71 Color

#B0BC71 is rgb(176, 188, 113) in RGB, hsl(70, 36%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 40%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0BC71
HEX#B0BC71
RGBrgb(176, 188, 113)
HSLhsl(70, 36%, 59%)
HSVhsv(70, 40%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 40%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.099 116.2)
LABlab(74.01% -13.01 36.41)
LCHlch(74.01% 38.67 109.66)

What #B0BC71 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 #B0BC71, 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.

#B0BC71 Channel Values

How #B0BC71 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 176 · G 188 · B 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 36% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 40% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0BC71 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B0BC71

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0BC71; 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 #B0BC71

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0BC71.

How #B0BC71 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#B0BC71
Protanopia#BABA71
Protanomaly#B6BB71
Deuteranopia#B8B872
Deuteranomaly#B5BA71
Tritanopia#B8B5B5
Tritanomaly#B5B89E
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0BC71 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b0bc71: #B0BC71;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0BC71;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0bc71': '#B0BC71' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.737, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_b0bc71">#B0BC71</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0BC71"

More Green Colors

#B0BC71 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B0BC71 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0BC71?

#B0BC71 is a mid-tone green — rgb(176, 188, 113) in RGB and hsl(70, 36%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.75.

What is the RGB value of #B0BC71?

#B0BC71 is rgb(176, 188, 113) — red 176, green 188, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0BC71?

#B0BC71 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 40%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0BC71 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0BC71 scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0BC71 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0BC71 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 7.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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