What color is #55CC11?

#55CC11 is a vivid green known as Verminal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Verminal?

The RGB value is 85, 204, 17: 85 red, 204 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Verminal?

The complementary color is #8811CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55CC11?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Verminal color: hex code #55CC11

#55CC11 rgb(85, 204, 17)

Shades of green

Verminal has the hex code #55CC11. It is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 80% green and 6.7% blue (85, 204, 17).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 85% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 92% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

Verminal (#55CC11) color codes

HEX	`#55CC11`
RGB	`rgb(85, 204, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 80%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 85%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 92%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 92%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.99, -61.37, 70)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.99, 93.09, 131.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.439, 45.155, 7.905)`
Decimal	`5622801`
Short hex	`#5C1`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Verminal, 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 #55CC11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55CC11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #55CC11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55cc11; }
.text { color: #55cc11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55cc11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 204 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55cc11, #11cc2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #55CC11 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #55CC11?: #55CC11 is a vivid green known as Verminal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Verminal?: The RGB value is 85, 204, 17: 85 red, 204 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Verminal?: The complementary color is #8811CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55CC11?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.