What color is #11DDDD?

#11DDDD is a vivid cyan known as Fish Boy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fish Boy?

The RGB value is 17, 221, 221: 17 red, 221 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fish Boy?

The complementary color is #DD1111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11DDDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fish Boy color: hex code #11DDDD

#11DDDD rgb(17, 221, 221)

Shades of teal

Fish Boy has the hex code #11DDDD. It is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 86.7% green and 86.7% blue (17, 221, 221).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 86% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

Fish Boy (#11DDDD) color codes

HEX	`#11DDDD`
RGB	`rgb(17, 221, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 86.7%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 86%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 92%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.21, -42.72, -12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.21, 44.53, 196.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.133, 57.047, 77.341)`
Decimal	`1170909`
Short hex	`#1DD`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fish Boy, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #11DDDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#11DDDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #11DDDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11dddd; }
.text { color: #11dddd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11dddd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 221 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11dddd, #1177dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #11DDDD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #11DDDD?: #11DDDD is a vivid cyan known as Fish Boy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fish Boy?: The RGB value is 17, 221, 221: 17 red, 221 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fish Boy?: The complementary color is #DD1111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11DDDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.