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#B2B780 Color

#B2B780 is rgb(178, 183, 128) in RGB, hsl(65, 28%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 30%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Misty Moss (#BBB477), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B2B780
HEX#B2B780
RGBrgb(178, 183, 128)
HSLhsl(65, 28%, 61%)
HSVhsv(65, 30%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 30%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.074 112.4)
LABlab(73.00% -8.43 27.44)
LCHlch(73.00% 28.71 107.07)

What #B2B780 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 #B2B780, 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.

#B2B780 Channel Values

How #B2B780 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 178 · G 183 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 28% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 30% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.1:1 vs white · 9.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B2B780 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 text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B2B780 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B2B780

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B2B780; 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 #B2B780

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 #B2B780.

How #B2B780 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#B2B780
Protanopia#B6B680
Protanomaly#B5B680
Deuteranopia#B5B580
Deuteranomaly#B4B680
Tritanopia#B8B1B1
Tritanomaly#B5B4A0
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B2B780 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b2b780: #B2B780;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B2B780;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b2b780': '#B2B780' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.718, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_b2b780">#B2B780</color>
SVG fillfill="#B2B780"

More Green Colors

#B2B780 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B2B780 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B2B780?

#B2B780 is a light green — rgb(178, 183, 128) in RGB and hsl(65, 28%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Misty Moss (#BBB477), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.29.

What is the RGB value of #B2B780?

#B2B780 is rgb(178, 183, 128) — red 178, green 183, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B2B780?

#B2B780 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 30%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B2B780 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B2B780 scores 2.1:1 against white and 9.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B2B780 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B2B780 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 12.14, which is visibly different.

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