What color is #11E741?

#11E741 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Alarming Slime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11E741?

The RGB value is 17, 231, 65: 17 red, 231 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11E741?

The complementary color is #E711B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11E741?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11E741 color

#11E741 rgb(17, 231, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #11E741 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 90.6% green and 25.5% blue (17, 231, 65).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 86% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Alarming Slime (#2CE335), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

#11E741 color codes

HEX	`#11E741`
RGB	`rgb(17, 231, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 90.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 86%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 93%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 0%, 72%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.54, -76.62, 64.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.54, 99.95, 140.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.759, 57.649, 14.559)`
Decimal	`1173313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11E741, 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 #11E741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#11E741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	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 #11E741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11e741; }
.text { color: #11e741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11e741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 231 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11e741, #11e7ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

Questions

What color is #11E741?: #11E741 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Alarming Slime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11E741?: The RGB value is 17, 231, 65: 17 red, 231 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11E741?: The complementary color is #E711B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11E741?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.