What color is #11CC2A?

#11CC2A is a vivid green, closest to the named color Lime Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11CC2A?

The RGB value is 17, 204, 42: 17 red, 204 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11CC2A?

The complementary color is #CC11B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11CC2A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11CC2A color

#11CC2A rgb(17, 204, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #11CC2A is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 80% green and 16.5% blue (17, 204, 42).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 85% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 79% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lime Green (#32CD32), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#11CC2A color codes

HEX	`#11CC2A`
RGB	`rgb(17, 204, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 80%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 85%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 92%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 79%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.87, -70.65, 63.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.87, 94.72, 138.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.24, 43.469, 9.408)`
Decimal	`1166378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11CC2A, 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 #11CC2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#11CC2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #11CC2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11cc2a; }
.text { color: #11cc2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11cc2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 204 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11cc2a, #11cc87); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #11CC2A?: #11CC2A is a vivid green, closest to the named color Lime Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11CC2A?: The RGB value is 17, 204, 42: 17 red, 204 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11CC2A?: The complementary color is #CC11B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11CC2A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.