What color is #11BB22?

#11BB22 is a vivid green known as Spring Forth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Spring Forth?

The RGB value is 17, 187, 34: 17 red, 187 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Spring Forth?

The complementary color is #BB11AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11BB22?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Spring Forth color: hex code #11BB22

#11BB22 rgb(17, 187, 34)

Shades of green

Spring Forth has the hex code #11BB22. It is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 73.3% green and 13.3% blue (17, 187, 34).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 83% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

Spring Forth (#11BB22) color codes

HEX	`#11BB22`
RGB	`rgb(17, 187, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 73.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 83%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 91%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 0%, 82%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.35, -66.28, 60.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.35, 89.51, 137.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.289, 35.773, 7.454)`
Decimal	`1162018`
Short hex	`#1B2`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Spring Forth, 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 #11BB22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#11BB22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #11BB22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11bb22; }
.text { color: #11bb22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11bb22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 187 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11bb22, #11bb77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

See #11BB22 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #11BB22?: #11BB22 is a vivid green known as Spring Forth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Spring Forth?: The RGB value is 17, 187, 34: 17 red, 187 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Spring Forth?: The complementary color is #BB11AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11BB22?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.