What color is #113337?

#113337 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #113337?

The RGB value is 17, 51, 55: 17 red, 51 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #113337?

The complementary color is #371511, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #113337?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#113337 color

#113337 rgb(17, 51, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #113337 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 20% green and 21.6% blue (17, 51, 55).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 53% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.53:1).

#113337 color codes

HEX	`#113337`
RGB	`rgb(17, 51, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 20%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 53%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 69%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 7%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.07, -10.75, -6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.07, 12.42, 210.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.104, 2.762, 4.036)`
Decimal	`1127223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #113337, 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 #113337	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#113337 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #113337 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #113337; }
.text { color: #113337; }
.border { border: 2px solid #113337; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 51 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #113337, #112037); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #113337?: #113337 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #113337?: The RGB value is 17, 51, 55: 17 red, 51 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #113337?: The complementary color is #371511, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #113337?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.