What color is #11BB33?

#11BB33 is a vivid green known as Green Goblin. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11BB33?

The RGB value is 17, 187, 51: 17 red, 187 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11BB33?

The complementary color is #BB1199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11BB33?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11BB33 color

#11BB33 rgb(17, 187, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #11BB33 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 73.3% green and 20% blue (17, 187, 51).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 83% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 27% black.

This exact color is also called Green Goblin.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#11BB33 color codes

HEX	`#11BB33`
RGB	`rgb(17, 187, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 73.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 83%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 91%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 0%, 73%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.44, -65.07, 54.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.44, 85.05, 139.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.598, 35.896, 9.08)`
Decimal	`1162035`
Short hex	`#1B3`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11BB33, 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 #11BB33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#11BB33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #11BB33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11bb33; }
.text { color: #11bb33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11bb33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 187 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11bb33, #11bb88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #11BB33?: #11BB33 is a vivid green known as Green Goblin. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11BB33?: The RGB value is 17, 187, 51: 17 red, 187 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11BB33?: The complementary color is #BB1199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11BB33?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.