What color is #115511?

#115511 is a dark, moderate green known as Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Jungle Jam?

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

What is the complementary color of Jungle Jam?

The complementary color is #551155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #115511?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Jungle Jam color: hex code #115511

#115511 rgb(17, 85, 17)

Shades of green

Jungle Jam has the hex code #115511. It is a dark, moderate green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 67% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 67% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

Jungle Jam (#115511) color codes

HEX	`#115511`
RGB	`rgb(17, 85, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 33.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 67%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 80%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 80%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.01, -35.02, 31.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.01, 47.3, 137.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.581, 6.656, 1.626)`
Decimal	`1135889`
Short hex	`#151`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Jungle Jam, 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 #115511	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#115511 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #115511 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #115511; }
.text { color: #115511; }
.border { border: 2px solid #115511; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 85 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #115511, #115533); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

See #115511 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #115511?: #115511 is a dark, moderate green known as Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Jungle Jam?: The RGB value is 17, 85, 17: 17 red, 85 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Jungle Jam?: The complementary color is #551155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #115511?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.