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#11C089 Color

#11C089 is rgb(17, 192, 137) in RGB, hsl(161, 84%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 0%, 29%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#11C089
HEX#11C089
RGBrgb(17, 192, 137)
HSLhsl(161, 84%, 41%)
HSVhsv(161, 91%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 0%, 29%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.151 163.7)
LABlab(69.06% -51.58 16.03)
LCHlch(69.06% 54.02 162.74)

What #11C089 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 #11C089, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 5.32Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 7.99Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 8.06Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 9.24Green Frog#00A86BΔE 9.83Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10

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

#11C089 Channel Values

How #11C089 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 192 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 84% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 91% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #11C089 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #11C089 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #11C089

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #11C089; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#11C089
Complementary
#C01148
Analogous
#11C031
Analogous
#11A0C0
Triadic
#8911C0
Triadic
#C08911
Split comp.
#C011A0
Split comp.
#C03111

Tints & Shades of #11C089

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.

Tints

#14E6A3
#35EDB3
#5BF1C1
#85F4D1
#ABF8DF
#D0FBED

Shades

#0FA978
#0C8D64
#0A7553
#085E43
#064632
#042A1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #11C089.

How #11C089 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#11C089
Protanopia#B1B18A
Protanomaly#8DB789
Deuteranopia#A1A18D
Deuteranomaly#80AE8B
Tritanopia#39BABA
Tritanomaly#2DBDA9
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #11C089 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-11c089: #11C089;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #11C089;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-11c089': '#11C089' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.753, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_11c089">#11C089</color>
SVG fillfill="#11C089"

More Green Colors

#11C089 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#11C089 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #11C089?

#11C089 is a mid-tone green — rgb(17, 192, 137) in RGB and hsl(161, 84%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.32.

What is the RGB value of #11C089?

#11C089 is rgb(17, 192, 137) — red 17, green 192, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #11C089?

#11C089 converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 0%, 29%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #11C089 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #11C089 scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #11C089 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #11C089 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 10.26, which is visibly different.

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