What color is #114368?

#114368 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Mermaid Blues. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #114368?

The RGB value is 17, 67, 104: 17 red, 67 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #114368?

The complementary color is #683611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #114368?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#114368 color

#114368 rgb(17, 67, 104)

Shades of blue

The hex color #114368 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 26.3% green and 40.8% blue (17, 67, 104).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 72% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Blues (#004477), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#114368 color codes

HEX	`#114368`
RGB	`rgb(17, 67, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 26.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 72%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 84%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 36%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.11, -1.82, -26.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.11, 26.29, 266.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.736, 5.132, 13.835)`
Decimal	`1131368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #114368, 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 #114368	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#114368 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #114368 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #114368; }
.text { color: #114368; }
.border { border: 2px solid #114368; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 67 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #114368, #111768); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #114368?: #114368 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Mermaid Blues. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #114368?: The RGB value is 17, 67, 104: 17 red, 67 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #114368?: The complementary color is #683611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #114368?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.