What color is #116356?

#116356 is a dark, moderate spring green known as Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Philodendron?

The RGB value is 17, 99, 86: 17 red, 99 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Philodendron?

The complementary color is #63111E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #116356?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Philodendron color: hex code #116356

#116356 rgb(17, 99, 86)

Shades of teal

Philodendron has the hex code #116356. It is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 38.8% green and 33.7% blue (17, 99, 86).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 71% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 61% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

Philodendron (#116356) color codes

HEX	`#116356`
RGB	`rgb(17, 99, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 38.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 71%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 83%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 13%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.32, -26.73, 0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.32, 26.74, 178.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.372, 9.714, 10.341)`
Decimal	`1139542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Philodendron, 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 #116356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#116356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #116356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #116356; }
.text { color: #116356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #116356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 99 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #116356, #114763); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #116356 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #116356?: #116356 is a dark, moderate spring green known as Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Philodendron?: The RGB value is 17, 99, 86: 17 red, 99 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Philodendron?: The complementary color is #63111E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #116356?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.