What color is #119955?

#119955 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Militant Vegan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #119955?

The RGB value is 17, 153, 85: 17 red, 153 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #119955?

The complementary color is #991155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #119955?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#119955 color

#119955 rgb(17, 153, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #119955 is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 60% green and 33.3% blue (17, 153, 85).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 80% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Militant Vegan (#229955), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#119955 color codes

HEX	`#119955`
RGB	`rgb(17, 153, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 60%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 80%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 89%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 0%, 44%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.64, -49.47, 26.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.64, 56.1, 151.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.261, 23.556, 12.44)`
Decimal	`1153365`
Short hex	`#195`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #119955, 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 #119955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#119955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	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 #119955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #119955; }
.text { color: #119955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #119955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 153 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #119955, #119999); }

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Questions

What color is #119955?: #119955 is a dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Militant Vegan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #119955?: The RGB value is 17, 153, 85: 17 red, 153 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #119955?: The complementary color is #991155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #119955?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.