HEX atlas value

#11C556

#11C556 is a cool green HEX color close to Jade. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 17, 197, 86, HSL 143, 84%, 42%, has luminance 0.4072, and belongs to the vibrant and jewel tone groups.

green cool vibrant jewel-tone

#11C556 Sample readable text

HEX #11C556

RGB rgb(17, 197, 86)

HSL hsl(143 84% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(91, 0, 56, 23)

Luminance 0.4072

Contrast Black 9.14:1White 2.3:1

CSS

--color-11c556: #11C556;
.background-11c556 { background-color: #11C556; }
.text-11c556 { color: #11C556; }

Luminance0.4072

Black text9.14:1AA Pass

White text2.3:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#11C556","rgb":[17,197,86],"hsl":[143,84,42],"cmyk":[91,0,56,23],"luminance":0.4072,"contrast":{"black":9.14,"white":2.3}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.14,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.3,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#43EF85","hex":"#43EF85","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.92,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#00D652","hex":"#00D652","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.74,"contrastWhite":1.96,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.91,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#11C5B0","hex":"#11C5B0","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.64,"contrastWhite":2.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#26C511","hex":"#26C511","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.08,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","jewel tone","vibrant green","jewel tone green","Jade adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/11c556.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/jade.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/shamrock.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lime-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C51180","analogous":["#26C511","#11C5B0"],"triadic":["#5611C5","#C55611"],"tetradic":["#1126C5","#C51180","#C5B011"],"splitComplementary":["#B011C5","#C51126"],"monochromatic":["#43EF85","#11C556","#0A7131"]}

Variants

{"light":"#43EF85","dark":"#0A7131","saturated":"#00D652","desaturated":"#29AE5C","pastel":"#71E59D","neon":"#00FF62"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"jade","name":"Jade","hex":"#00A86B","distance":39.63584236521283},{"slug":"shamrock","name":"Shamrock","hex":"#009E60","distance":43.70354676682432},{"slug":"lime-green","name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","distance":49.48737212663449},{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":53.87021440462252},{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":64.85368146836385}]

HEX meaning and use

About #11C556

#11C556 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant and jewel tone visual character. #11C556 is visually closest to Jade, a named green color with HEX #00A86B.

The RGB channels are 17, 197, and 86, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 143deg with 84% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.4072, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 39.64, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.14:1AA Pass

White text2.3:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #11C556 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.14:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.3:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#43EF85#000000 text · best 13.92:1#43EF85

#00D652#000000 text · best 10.74:1#00D652

Lime Green#000000 text · best 9.91:1#32CD32

#11C5B0#000000 text · best 9.64:1#11C5B0

#26C511#000000 text · best 9.08:1#26C511

Generated Palette

#11C556#11C556

#C51180#C51180

#26C511#26C511

#11C5B0#11C5B0

#43EF85#43EF85

#0A7131#0A7131

Color Harmonies

#C51180#C51180

#26C511#26C511

#11C5B0#11C5B0

#5611C5#5611C5

#C55611#C55611

Variants

#43EF85#43EF85

#0A7131#0A7131

#00D652#00D652

#29AE5C#29AE5C

#71E59D#71E59D

#00FF62#00FF62

Nearest Named Colors

Jade#00A86B

Shamrock#009E60

Lime Green#32CD32

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

Sea Green#2E8B57

#11C556

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #11C556

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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