Palettes / Colors / #17BB11

#17BB11 — Vivid Green

#17BB11 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

#17BB11 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B511BB; it also sits naturally between #6CBB11 and #11BB60. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 9% · Green 73% · Blue 7%

Cyan 88% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 91% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #17BB11

.text { color: #17BB11; }
.background { background-color: #17BB11; }
.border { border: 3px solid #17BB11; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 187, 17); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(118, 83%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #17BB11; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 187, 17, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #17BB11; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 187, 17, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#17BB11">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#17BB11">Div content here</div>

Shades of #17BB11

Tints of #17BB11

Tones of #17BB11

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B511BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #17BB11: #000000.

How #17BB11 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #17BB11 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #17BB11?

#17BB11 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 23, 187, 17). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #17BB11?

#17BB11 is RGB 23, 187, 17 — HSL 118°, 83%, 40% — CMYK 88%, 0%, 91%, 27%.

What colors go with #17BB11?

Its complement is #B511BB; analogous partners are #6CBB11 and #11BB60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #17BB11 for text?

Black text on #17BB11 has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.58:1.