What color is #11AA00?

#11AA00 is a dark, vivid green known as Always Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Always Greener?

The RGB value is 17, 170, 0: 17 red, 170 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Always Greener?

The complementary color is #9900AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11AA00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Always Greener color: hex code #11AA00

#11AA00 rgb(17, 170, 0)

Shades of green

Always Greener has the hex code #11AA00. It is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 66.7% green and 0% blue (17, 170, 0).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

Always Greener (#11AA00) color codes

HEX	`#11AA00`
RGB	`rgb(17, 170, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 66.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 100%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.66, -62.64, 61.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.66, 87.8, 135.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.605, 28.867, 4.802)`
Decimal	`1157632`
Short hex	`#1A0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Always Greener, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #11AA00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#11AA00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #11AA00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11aa00; }
.text { color: #11aa00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11aa00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 170 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11aa00, #00aa44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

See #11AA00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #11AA00?: #11AA00 is a dark, vivid green known as Always Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Always Greener?: The RGB value is 17, 170, 0: 17 red, 170 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Always Greener?: The complementary color is #9900AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11AA00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.