What color is #11CC55?

#11CC55 is a vivid green known as Battletoad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Battletoad?

The RGB value is 17, 204, 85: 17 red, 204 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Battletoad?

The complementary color is #CC1188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11CC55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Battletoad color: hex code #11CC55

#11CC55 rgb(17, 204, 85)

Shades of green

Battletoad has the hex code #11CC55. It is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 80% green and 33.3% blue (17, 204, 85).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 85% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

Battletoad (#11CC55) color codes

HEX	`#11CC55`
RGB	`rgb(17, 204, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 80%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 85%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 92%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 58%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.2, -66.52, 46.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.2, 81.38, 144.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.462, 43.958, 15.841)`
Decimal	`1166421`
Short hex	`#1C5`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Battletoad, 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 #11CC55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#11CC55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	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 #11CC55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11cc55; }
.text { color: #11cc55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11cc55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 204 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11cc55, #11ccb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #11CC55 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #11CC55?: #11CC55 is a vivid green known as Battletoad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Battletoad?: The RGB value is 17, 204, 85: 17 red, 204 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Battletoad?: The complementary color is #CC1188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11CC55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.