What color is #117755?

#117755 is a dark, moderate spring green known as Greasy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Greasy Greens?

The RGB value is 17, 119, 85: 17 red, 119 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Greasy Greens?

The complementary color is #771133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #117755?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Greasy Greens color: hex code #117755

#117755 rgb(17, 119, 85)

Shades of green

Greasy Greens has the hex code #117755. It is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 46.7% green and 33.3% blue (17, 119, 85).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 75% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

Greasy Greens (#117755) color codes

HEX	`#117755`
RGB	`rgb(17, 119, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 46.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 75%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 86%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 0%, 29%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.19, -36.12, 11.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.19, 37.78, 162.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.467, 13.968, 10.842)`
Decimal	`1144661`
Short hex	`#175`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Greasy Greens, 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 #117755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#117755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	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 #117755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #117755; }
.text { color: #117755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #117755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 119 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #117755, #116677); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #117755 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #117755?: #117755 is a dark, moderate spring green known as Greasy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Greasy Greens?: The RGB value is 17, 119, 85: 17 red, 119 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Greasy Greens?: The complementary color is #771133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #117755?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.