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#11BB93 Color

#11BB93 is rgb(17, 187, 147) in RGB, hsl(166, 83%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 0%, 21%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#11BB93
HEX#11BB93
RGBrgb(17, 187, 147)
HSLhsl(166, 83%, 40%)
HSVhsv(166, 91%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 0%, 21%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.137 170)
LABlab(67.66% -48.05 8.73)
LCHlch(67.66% 48.84 169.70)

What #11BB93 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #11BB93, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#11BB93 Channel Values

How #11BB93 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 17 · G 187 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 83% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 91% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.46:1 vs white · 8.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #11BB93 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #11BB93

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #11BB93; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #11BB93

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #11BB93.

How #11BB93 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#11BB93
Protanopia#ACAC94
Protanomaly#89B293
Deuteranopia#9C9C96
Deuteranomaly#7CAA95
Tritanopia#32B7B7
Tritanomaly#28B8A9
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #11BB93 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-11bb93: #11BB93;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #11BB93;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-11bb93': '#11BB93' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.733, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_11bb93">#11BB93</color>
SVG fillfill="#11BB93"

More Green Colors

#11BB93 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#11BB93 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #11BB93?

#11BB93 is a mid-tone green — rgb(17, 187, 147) in RGB and hsl(166, 83%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.35.

What is the RGB value of #11BB93?

#11BB93 is rgb(17, 187, 147) — red 17, green 187, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #11BB93?

#11BB93 converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 0%, 21%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #11BB93 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #11BB93 scores 2.46:1 against white and 8.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #11BB93 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #11BB93 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 13, which is visibly different.

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