What color is #11AA49?

#11AA49 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Fennel Fiasco. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11AA49?

The RGB value is 17, 170, 73: 17 red, 170 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11AA49?

The complementary color is #AA1172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11AA49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11AA49 color

#11AA49 rgb(17, 170, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #11AA49 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 66.7% green and 28.6% blue (17, 170, 73).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 82% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Fennel Fiasco (#00AA44), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#11AA49 color codes

HEX	`#11AA49`
RGB	`rgb(17, 170, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 66.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 82%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 90%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 57%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.09, -57.31, 39.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.09, 69.54, 145.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.807, 29.348, 11.134)`
Decimal	`1157705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11AA49, 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 #11AA49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#11AA49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #11AA49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11aa49; }
.text { color: #11aa49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11aa49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 170 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11aa49, #11aa96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #11AA49?: #11AA49 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Fennel Fiasco. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11AA49?: The RGB value is 17, 170, 73: 17 red, 170 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11AA49?: The complementary color is #AA1172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11AA49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.