What color is #115500?

#115500 is a very dark, vivid green known as Donegal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Donegal Green?

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

What is the complementary color of Donegal Green?

The complementary color is #440055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #115500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Donegal Green color: hex code #115500

#115500 rgb(17, 85, 0)

Shades of green

Donegal Green has the hex code #115500. It is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 33.3% green and 0% blue (17, 85, 0).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 67% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

Donegal Green (#115500) color codes

HEX	`#115500`
RGB	`rgb(17, 85, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 33.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 100%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.92, -36.2, 37.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.92, 52.29, 133.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.479, 6.616, 1.094)`
Decimal	`1135872`
Short hex	`#150`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Donegal Green, 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 #115500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#115500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #115500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #115500; }
.text { color: #115500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #115500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 85 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #115500, #005519); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #115500 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #115500?: #115500 is a very dark, vivid green known as Donegal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Donegal Green?: The RGB value is 17, 85, 0: 17 red, 85 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Donegal Green?: The complementary color is #440055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #115500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.