What color is #11CC4C?

#11CC4C is a vivid green, closest to the named color Walled Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11CC4C?

The RGB value is 17, 204, 76: 17 red, 204 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11CC4C?

The complementary color is #CC1191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11CC4C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11CC4C color

#11CC4C rgb(17, 204, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #11CC4C is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 80% green and 29.8% blue (17, 204, 76).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 85% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Walled Garden (#11CC44), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#11CC4C color codes

HEX	`#11CC4C`
RGB	`rgb(17, 204, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 80%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 85%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 92%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 63%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.11, -67.64, 50.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.11, 84.58, 143.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.127, 43.824, 14.076)`
Decimal	`1166412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11CC4C, 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 #11CC4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#11CC4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	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 #11CC4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11cc4c; }
.text { color: #11cc4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11cc4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 204 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11cc4c, #11ccaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #11CC4C?: #11CC4C is a vivid green, closest to the named color Walled Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11CC4C?: The RGB value is 17, 204, 76: 17 red, 204 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11CC4C?: The complementary color is #CC1191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11CC4C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.