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#B0FEA9 Color

#B0FEA9 is rgb(176, 254, 169) in RGB, hsl(115, 98%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 33%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0FEA9
HEX#B0FEA9
RGBrgb(176, 254, 169)
HSLhsl(115, 98%, 83%)
HSVhsv(115, 33%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 33%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.6% 0.137 142.5)
LABlab(93.07% -36.75 32.84)
LCHlch(93.07% 49.29 138.22)

What #B0FEA9 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 #B0FEA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 7.65Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.68Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.83Mint#98FF98ΔE 11.71Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 12.27Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 17.71

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

#B0FEA9 Channel Values

How #B0FEA9 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 254 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 98% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 33% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0FEA9 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B0FEA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B0FEA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0FEA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B0FEA9
Complementary
#F7A9FE
Analogous
#DBFEA9
Analogous
#A9FECD
Triadic
#A9B0FE
Triadic
#FEA9B0
Split comp.
#CDA9FE
Split comp.
#FEA9DB

Tints & Shades of #B0FEA9

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

#BAFEB3
#C3FEBD
#CCFEC7
#DAFFD7
#E3FFE1
#ECFFEB

Shades

#7DFE72
#46FD35
#17F702
#12C002
#0D8801
#074C01

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0FEA9.

How #B0FEA9 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#B0FEA9
Protanopia#F3F3A9
Protanomaly#DBF7A9
Deuteranopia#E8E8AC
Deuteranomaly#D4F1AB
Tritanopia#BDF5F5
Tritanomaly#B8F9DB
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0FEA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b0fea9: #B0FEA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0FEA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0fea9': '#B0FEA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.996, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_b0fea9">#B0FEA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0FEA9"

More Green Colors

#B0FEA9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#B0FEA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0FEA9?

#B0FEA9 is a lightest green — rgb(176, 254, 169) in RGB and hsl(115, 98%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #B0FEA9?

#B0FEA9 is rgb(176, 254, 169) — red 176, green 254, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0FEA9?

#B0FEA9 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 33%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0FEA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0FEA9 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0FEA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0FEA9 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 9.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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