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#B0CC99 Color

#B0CC99 is rgb(176, 204, 153) in RGB, hsl(93, 33%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 25%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0CC99
HEX#B0CC99
RGBrgb(176, 204, 153)
HSLhsl(93, 33%, 70%)
HSVhsv(93, 25%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 25%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.076 131.3)
LABlab(78.97% -16.58 22.25)
LCHlch(78.97% 27.75 126.69)

What #B0CC99 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 #B0CC99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.63Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.92Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.78Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.62Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.64

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

#B0CC99 Channel Values

How #B0CC99 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 204 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 93° · S 33% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 93° · S 25% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0CC99 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B0CC99 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B0CC99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0CC99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B0CC99
Complementary
#B599CC
Analogous
#C9CC99
Analogous
#99CC9C
Triadic
#99B0CC
Triadic
#CC99B0
Split comp.
#9C99CC
Split comp.
#CC99C9

Tints & Shades of #B0CC99

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

#BBD3A7
#C5D9B4
#D0E0C2
#DAE7D0
#E5EEDD
#EFF5EB

Shades

#98BC7B
#7EAB59
#688E48
#4F6D37
#394E27
#202C16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0CC99.

How #B0CC99 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#B0CC99
Protanopia#C8C899
Protanomaly#BFC999
Deuteranopia#C3C39A
Deuteranomaly#BCC79A
Tritanopia#B6C6C6
Tritanomaly#B4C9B6
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0CC99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b0cc99: #B0CC99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0CC99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0cc99': '#B0CC99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.800, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_b0cc99">#B0CC99</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0CC99"

More Green Colors

#B0CC99 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B0CC99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0CC99?

#B0CC99 is a light green — rgb(176, 204, 153) in RGB and hsl(93, 33%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.63.

What is the RGB value of #B0CC99?

#B0CC99 is rgb(176, 204, 153) — red 176, green 204, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0CC99?

#B0CC99 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 25%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0CC99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0CC99 scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0CC99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0CC99 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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