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#11C577 Color

#11C577 is rgb(17, 197, 119) in RGB, hsl(154, 84%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 0%, 40%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#11C577
HEX#11C577
RGBrgb(17, 197, 119)
HSLhsl(154, 84%, 42%)
HSVhsv(154, 91%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 0%, 40%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.172 156.2)
LABlab(70.36% -56.06 27.18)
LCHlch(70.36% 62.30 154.13)

What #11C577 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 #11C577, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.26Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 8.9GO Green#00AB66ΔE 10.3Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 11.84Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 13.02Green Frog#00A86BΔE 13.3

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

#11C577 Channel Values

How #11C577 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 197 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 84% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 91% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #11C577 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #11C577 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #11C577

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #11C577; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#11C577
Complementary
#C5115F
Analogous
#11C51D
Analogous
#11B9C5
Triadic
#7711C5
Triadic
#C57711
Split comp.
#C511B9
Split comp.
#C51D11

Tints & Shades of #11C577

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

#14EB8E
#3AEEA0
#5FF1B2
#85F4C4
#ABF8D6
#D0FBE8

Shades

#0FAE69
#0D9158
#0B7A4A
#085E39
#06462B
#042A1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #11C577.

How #11C577 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#11C577
Protanopia#B5B578
Protanomaly#90BC77
Deuteranopia#A5A57C
Deuteranomaly#83B37A
Tritanopia#41BDBD
Tritanomaly#34C0A6
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #11C577 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-11c577: #11C577;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #11C577;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-11c577': '#11C577' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.773, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_11c577">#11C577</color>
SVG fillfill="#11C577"

More Green Colors

#11C577 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#11C577 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #11C577?

#11C577 is a mid-tone green — rgb(17, 197, 119) in RGB and hsl(154, 84%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.26.

What is the RGB value of #11C577?

#11C577 is rgb(17, 197, 119) — red 17, green 197, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #11C577?

#11C577 converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 0%, 40%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #11C577 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #11C577 scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #11C577 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #11C577 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 11.84, which is visibly different.

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