What color is #11A39E?

#11A39E is a dark, vivid cyan known as Silken Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Silken Jade?

The RGB value is 17, 163, 158: 17 red, 163 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Silken Jade?

The complementary color is #A31116, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11A39E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Silken Jade color: hex code #11A39E

#11A39E rgb(17, 163, 158)

Shades of teal

Silken Jade has the hex code #11A39E. It is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 63.9% green and 62% blue (17, 163, 158).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 81% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 36% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

Silken Jade (#11A39E) color codes

HEX	`#11A39E`
RGB	`rgb(17, 163, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 63.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 81%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 90%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 3%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.59, -35.23, -7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.59, 35.99, 191.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.497, 28.78, 36.869)`
Decimal	`1155998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Silken Jade, 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 #11A39E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#11A39E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	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 #11A39E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11a39e; }
.text { color: #11a39e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11a39e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 163 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11a39e, #115fa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #11A39E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #11A39E?: #11A39E is a dark, vivid cyan known as Silken Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Silken Jade?: The RGB value is 17, 163, 158: 17 red, 163 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Silken Jade?: The complementary color is #A31116, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11A39E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.