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#B0DBAD Color

#B0DBAD is rgb(176, 219, 173) in RGB, hsl(116, 39%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 21%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0DBAD
HEX#B0DBAD
RGBrgb(176, 219, 173)
HSLhsl(116, 39%, 77%)
HSVhsv(116, 21%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 21%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(84.9% 0.077 143.2)
LABlab(83.43% -21.09 17.90)
LCHlch(83.43% 27.67 139.68)

What #B0DBAD 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 #B0DBAD, 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.

#B0DBAD Channel Values

How #B0DBAD 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 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 116° · S 39% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 116° · S 21% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0DBAD 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B0DBAD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0DBAD; 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 #B0DBAD

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0DBAD.

How #B0DBAD 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#B0DBAD
Protanopia#D4D4AD
Protanomaly#C7D7AD
Deuteranopia#CECEAE
Deuteranomaly#C3D3AE
Tritanopia#B7D6D6
Tritanomaly#B4D8C7
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0DBAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b0dbad: #B0DBAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0DBAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0dbad': '#B0DBAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.859, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_b0dbad">#B0DBAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0DBAD"

More Green Colors

#B0DBAD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B0DBAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0DBAD?

#B0DBAD is a light green — rgb(176, 219, 173) in RGB and hsl(116, 39%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.22.

What is the RGB value of #B0DBAD?

#B0DBAD is rgb(176, 219, 173) — red 176, green 219, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0DBAD?

#B0DBAD converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 21%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0DBAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0DBAD scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0DBAD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0DBAD 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 11.37, which is visibly different.

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