What color is #113F4B?

#113F4B is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cold and Dark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #113F4B?

The RGB value is 17, 63, 75: 17 red, 63 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #113F4B?

The complementary color is #4B1D11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #113F4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#113F4B color

#113F4B rgb(17, 63, 75)

Shades of teal

The hex color #113F4B is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 24.7% green and 29.4% blue (17, 63, 75).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 63% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Cold and Dark (#154250), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#113F4B color codes

HEX	`#113F4B`
RGB	`rgb(17, 63, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 24.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 63%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 77%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 16%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.26, -10.8, -11.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.26, 15.99, 227.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.278, 4.182, 7.29)`
Decimal	`1130315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #113F4B, 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 #113F4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#113F4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #113F4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #113f4b; }
.text { color: #113f4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #113f4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 63 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #113f4b, #11224b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #113F4B?: #113F4B is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cold and Dark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #113F4B?: The RGB value is 17, 63, 75: 17 red, 63 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #113F4B?: The complementary color is #4B1D11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #113F4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.