What color is #11DD55?

#11DD55 is a vivid green known as Green Priestess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11DD55?

The RGB value is 17, 221, 85: 17 red, 221 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11DD55?

The complementary color is #DD1199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11DD55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11DD55 color

#11DD55 rgb(17, 221, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #11DD55 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 86.7% green and 33.3% blue (17, 221, 85).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 86% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 13% black.

This exact color is also called Green Priestess.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#11DD55 color codes

HEX	`#11DD55`
RGB	`rgb(17, 221, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 86.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 86%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 92%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 62%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.57, -71.72, 53.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.57, 89.22, 143.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.725, 52.484, 17.262)`
Decimal	`1170773`
Short hex	`#1D5`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11DD55, 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 #11DD55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#11DD55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #11DD55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11dd55; }
.text { color: #11dd55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11dd55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 221 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11dd55, #11ddbb); }

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Questions

What color is #11DD55?: #11DD55 is a vivid green known as Green Priestess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11DD55?: The RGB value is 17, 221, 85: 17 red, 221 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11DD55?: The complementary color is #DD1199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11DD55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.