What color is #11383E?

#11383E is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11383E?

The RGB value is 17, 56, 62: 17 red, 56 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11383E?

The complementary color is #3E1711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11383E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11383E color

#11383E rgb(17, 56, 62)

Shades of teal

The hex color #11383E is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 22% green and 24.3% blue (17, 56, 62).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 57% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#11383E color codes

HEX	`#11383E`
RGB	`rgb(17, 56, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 22%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 57%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 73%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 10%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.19, -11.31, -7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.19, 13.73, 214.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.514, 3.295, 5.06)`
Decimal	`1128510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11383E, 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 #11383E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11383E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #11383E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11383e; }
.text { color: #11383e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11383e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 56 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11383e, #11223e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #11383E?: #11383E is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11383E?: The RGB value is 17, 56, 62: 17 red, 56 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11383E?: The complementary color is #3E1711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11383E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.