What color is #115A82?

#115A82 is a dark, moderate azure known as Whale’s Tale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Whale’s Tale?

The RGB value is 17, 90, 130: 17 red, 90 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Whale’s Tale?

The complementary color is #823911, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #115A82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Whale’s Tale color: hex code #115A82

#115A82 rgb(17, 90, 130)

Shades of blue

Whale’s Tale has the hex code #115A82. It is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 35.3% green and 51% blue (17, 90, 130).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 77% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

Whale’s Tale (#115A82) color codes

HEX	`#115A82`
RGB	`rgb(17, 90, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 35.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 77%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 87%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 31%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.07, -6.08, -28.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.07, 29.02, 257.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.915, 9.042, 22.443)`
Decimal	`1137282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Whale’s Tale, 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 #115A82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#115A82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #115A82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #115a82; }
.text { color: #115a82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #115a82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 90 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #115a82, #112282); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

See #115A82 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #115A82?: #115A82 is a dark, moderate azure known as Whale’s Tale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Whale’s Tale?: The RGB value is 17, 90, 130: 17 red, 90 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Whale’s Tale?: The complementary color is #823911, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #115A82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.