What color is #117777?

#117777 is a dark, moderate cyan known as Prismarine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Prismarine?

The RGB value is 17, 119, 119: 17 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Prismarine?

The complementary color is #771111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #117777?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Prismarine color: hex code #117777

#117777 rgb(17, 119, 119)

Shades of teal

Prismarine has the hex code #117777. It is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 46.7% green and 46.7% blue (17, 119, 119).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 75% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

Prismarine (#117777) color codes

HEX	`#117777`
RGB	`rgb(17, 119, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 46.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 75%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 86%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 0%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.14, -26.28, -7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.14, 27.4, 196.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.156, 14.643, 19.74)`
Decimal	`1144695`
Short hex	`#177`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Prismarine, 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 #117777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#117777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	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 #117777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #117777; }
.text { color: #117777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #117777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 119 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #117777, #114477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #117777 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #117777?: #117777 is a dark, moderate cyan known as Prismarine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Prismarine?: The RGB value is 17, 119, 119: 17 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Prismarine?: The complementary color is #771111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #117777?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.