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#B0DB94 Color

#B0DB94 is rgb(176, 219, 148) in RGB, hsl(96, 50%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 32%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0DB94
HEX#B0DB94
RGBrgb(176, 219, 148)
HSLhsl(96, 50%, 72%)
HSVhsv(96, 32%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 32%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.105 133.6)
LABlab(83.04% -24.00 30.22)
LCHlch(83.04% 38.59 128.45)

What #B0DB94 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 #B0DB94, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 6.7Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.09Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.18Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.61Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 12.11Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.28

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

#B0DB94 Channel Values

How #B0DB94 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 219 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 50% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 32% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0DB94 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B0DB94 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B0DB94

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0DB94; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B0DB94
Complementary
#BF94DB
Analogous
#D4DB94
Analogous
#94DB9B
Triadic
#94B0DB
Triadic
#DB94B0
Split comp.
#9B94DB
Split comp.
#DB94D4

Tints & Shades of #B0DB94

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

#BCE0A3
#C4E4AF
#CFE9BE
#DBEECD
#E6F4DD
#EEF7E8

Shades

#94CF6E
#7BC34B
#63A437
#4C7E2A
#35581D
#203612

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0DB94.

How #B0DB94 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#B0DB94
Protanopia#D4D494
Protanomaly#C7D794
Deuteranopia#CECE96
Deuteranomaly#C3D395
Tritanopia#B9D4D4
Tritanomaly#B6D7BE
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0DB94 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b0db94: #B0DB94;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0DB94;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0db94': '#B0DB94' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.859, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_b0db94">#B0DB94</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0DB94"

More Green Colors

#B0DB94 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B0DB94 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0DB94?

#B0DB94 is a light green — rgb(176, 219, 148) in RGB and hsl(96, 50%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.7.

What is the RGB value of #B0DB94?

#B0DB94 is rgb(176, 219, 148) — red 176, green 219, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0DB94?

#B0DB94 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 32%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0DB94 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0DB94 scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0DB94 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0DB94 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 16.63, which is visibly different.

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