What color is #11FFFF?

#11FFFF is a vivid cyan known as Looney Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Looney Blue?

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

What is the complementary color of Looney Blue?

The complementary color is #FF1111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11FFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Looney Blue color: hex code #11FFFF

#11FFFF rgb(17, 255, 255)

Shades of teal

Looney Blue has the hex code #11FFFF. It is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 100% green and 100% blue (17, 255, 255).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.77:1).

Looney Blue (#11FFFF) color codes

HEX	`#11FFFF`
RGB	`rgb(17, 255, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 100%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 100%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 93%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 0%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.17, -47.73, -14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.17, 49.75, 196.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.033, 78.852, 106.96)`
Decimal	`1179647`
Short hex	`#1FF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Looney Blue, 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 #11FFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#11FFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.77:1	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 #11FFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11ffff; }
.text { color: #11ffff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11ffff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 255 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11ffff, #1188ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #11FFFF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #11FFFF?: #11FFFF is a vivid cyan known as Looney Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Looney Blue?: The RGB value is 17, 255, 255: 17 red, 255 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Looney Blue?: The complementary color is #FF1111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11FFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.