What color is #00CC11?

#00CC11 is a vivid green known as Pressing My Luck. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pressing My Luck?

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

What is the complementary color of Pressing My Luck?

The complementary color is #CC00BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00CC11?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pressing My Luck color: hex code #00CC11

#00CC11 rgb(0, 204, 17)

Shades of green

Pressing My Luck has the hex code #00CC11. It is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 80% green and 6.7% blue (0, 204, 17).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 92% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

Pressing My Luck (#00CC11) color codes

HEX	`#00CC11`
RGB	`rgb(0, 204, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 80%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 92%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.71, -72.49, 68.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.71, 99.67, 136.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.693, 43.223, 7.73)`
Decimal	`52241`
Short hex	`#0C1`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pressing My Luck, 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 #00CC11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00CC11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #00CC11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00cc11; }
.text { color: #00cc11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00cc11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 204 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00cc11, #00cc77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #00CC11 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00CC11?: #00CC11 is a vivid green known as Pressing My Luck. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pressing My Luck?: The RGB value is 0, 204, 17: 0 red, 204 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pressing My Luck?: The complementary color is #CC00BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00CC11?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.