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#B0C922 Color

#B0C922 is rgb(176, 201, 34) in RGB, hsl(69, 71%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 83%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0C922
HEX#B0C922
RGBrgb(176, 201, 34)
HSLhsl(69, 71%, 46%)
HSVhsv(69, 83%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 83%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.177 118.6)
LABlab(77.06% -23.14 70.85)
LCHlch(77.06% 74.54 108.09)

What #B0C922 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 #B0C922, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 5.27Limerick#9DC209ΔE 6.05Pear#D1E231ΔE 11.07Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 11.25Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 11.97Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 12.56

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

#B0C922 Channel Values

How #B0C922 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 201 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 71% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 83% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 83% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0C922 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B0C922 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B0C922

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0C922; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B0C922
Complementary
#3B22C9
Analogous
#C98E22
Analogous
#5CC922
Triadic
#22B0C9
Triadic
#C922B0
Split comp.
#225CC9
Split comp.
#8E22C9

Tints & Shades of #B0C922

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

#C3DC32
#CDE255
#D6E773
#E0ED96
#E9F2B5
#F3F8D8

Shades

#99AE1E
#829419
#6B7A15
#546010
#3D460C
#262C07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0C922.

How #B0C922 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#B0C922
Protanopia#C5C523
Protanomaly#BDC723
Deuteranopia#C1C127
Deuteranomaly#BBC425
Tritanopia#BDBEBE
Tritanomaly#B8C298
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0C922 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b0c922: #B0C922;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0C922;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0c922': '#B0C922' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.788, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_b0c922">#B0C922</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0C922"

More Green Colors

#B0C922 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#B0C922 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0C922?

#B0C922 is a mid-tone green — rgb(176, 201, 34) in RGB and hsl(69, 71%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.27.

What is the RGB value of #B0C922?

#B0C922 is rgb(176, 201, 34) — red 176, green 201, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0C922?

#B0C922 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 83%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0C922 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0C922 scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0C922 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0C922 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 11.25, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.