What color is #113736?

#113736 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #113736?

The RGB value is 17, 55, 54: 17 red, 55 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #113736?

The complementary color is #371112, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #113736?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#113736 color

#113736 rgb(17, 55, 54)

Shades of teal

The hex color #113736 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 21.6% green and 21.2% blue (17, 55, 54).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 53% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#113736 color codes

HEX	`#113736`
RGB	`rgb(17, 55, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 21.6%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 53%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 69%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 2%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.51, -13.53, -3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.51, 13.94, 194.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.263, 3.118, 3.972)`
Decimal	`1128246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #113736, 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 #113736	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#113736 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #113736 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #113736; }
.text { color: #113736; }
.border { border: 2px solid #113736; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 55 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #113736, #112537); }

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Questions

What color is #113736?: #113736 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #113736?: The RGB value is 17, 55, 54: 17 red, 55 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #113736?: The complementary color is #371112, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #113736?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.