What color is #11DDBB?

#11DDBB is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Fake Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11DDBB?

The RGB value is 17, 221, 187: 17 red, 221 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11DDBB?

The complementary color is #DD1133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11DDBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11DDBB color

#11DDBB rgb(17, 221, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #11DDBB is a vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 86.7% green and 73.3% blue (17, 221, 187).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 86% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Fake Jade (#13EAC9), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#11DDBB color codes

HEX	`#11DDBB`
RGB	`rgb(17, 221, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 86.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 86%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 92%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 15%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.28, -52.13, 4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.28, 52.29, 175.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.052, 55.415, 55.853)`
Decimal	`1170875`
Short hex	`#1DB`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11DDBB, 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 #11DDBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#11DDBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	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 #11DDBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11ddbb; }
.text { color: #11ddbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11ddbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 221 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11ddbb, #1199dd); }

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Questions

What color is #11DDBB?: #11DDBB is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Fake Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11DDBB?: The RGB value is 17, 221, 187: 17 red, 221 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11DDBB?: The complementary color is #DD1133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11DDBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.