What color is #11373E?

#11373E is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11373E?

The RGB value is 17, 55, 62: 17 red, 55 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11373E?

The complementary color is #3E1811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11373E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11373E color

#11373E rgb(17, 55, 62)

Shades of teal

The hex color #11373E is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 21.6% green and 24.3% blue (17, 55, 62).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 57% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#11373E color codes

HEX	`#11373E`
RGB	`rgb(17, 55, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 21.6%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 57%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 73%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 11%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.82, -10.69, -8.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.82, 13.56, 217.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.466, 3.199, 5.044)`
Decimal	`1128254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11373E, 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 #11373E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11373E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #11373E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11373e; }
.text { color: #11373e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11373e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 55 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11373e, #11213e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #11373E?: #11373E is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11373E?: The RGB value is 17, 55, 62: 17 red, 55 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11373E?: The complementary color is #3E1811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11373E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.