ColorTool
Log in
#11BC4E

#11bc4e ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#11bc4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 73.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.51% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 141.4°, with 83.41% saturation and 40.2% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 6.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#00cc66
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3664

Complementary

  1. #11bc4e
  2. #bc117f

Split complementary

  1. #11bc4e
  2. #a411bc
  3. #bc112a

Analogous

  1. #2abc11
  2. #11bc4e
  3. #11bca4

Triadic

  1. #11bc4e
  2. #4e11bc
  3. #bc4e11

Tetradic

  1. #11bc4e
  2. #117fbc
  3. #bc117f
  4. #bc4e11

Square

  1. #11bc4e
  2. #112abc
  3. #bc117f
  4. #bca411

Monochromatic

  1. #043014
  2. #0b7631
  3. #11bc4e
  4. #2dec71
  5. #74f2a1

Shades

#11bc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #11bc4e
  2. #0fa946
  3. #0e963e
  4. #0c8437
  5. #0a712f
  6. #095e27
  7. #074b1f
  8. #053817
  9. #032610
  10. #021308
  11. #000000

Tints

#11bc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #11bc4e
  2. #29c360
  3. #41c971
  4. #58d083
  5. #70d795
  6. #88dea7
  7. #a0e4b8
  8. #b8ebca
  9. #cff2dc
  10. #e7f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#11bc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #11bc4e
  2. #1cb653
  3. #27b058
  4. #32aa5d
  5. #3da462
  6. #499e67
  7. #54986c
  8. #5f9271
  9. #6a8c76
  10. #75867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82ae89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beaa43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9e57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97b248 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8aab54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ba8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-11bc4e {
  color: #11bc4e;
}
Background
.bg-11bc4e {
  background-color: #11bc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-11bc4e {
  border: 2px solid #11bc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #11bc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 188 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 141 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-11bc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #11bc4e, #11bca4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-11bc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 188 78 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.36 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.58 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.08 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.11 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.15 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.80 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.50 #ee43b1 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Emerald
#11bc4e  rgb(17, 188, 78)  hsl(141, 83%, 40%)  Emerald
#bc117f  rgb(188, 17, 127)  hsl(321, 83%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#4e11bc  rgb(78, 17, 188)  hsl(261, 83%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#bc4e11  rgb(188, 78, 17)  hsl(21, 83%, 40%)  Mahogany