What color is #114742?

#114742 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #114742?

The RGB value is 17, 71, 66: 17 red, 71 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #114742?

The complementary color is #471116, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #114742?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#114742 color

#114742 rgb(17, 71, 66)

Shades of teal

The hex color #114742 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 27.8% green and 25.9% blue (17, 71, 66).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 61% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#114742 color codes

HEX	`#114742`
RGB	`rgb(17, 71, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 27.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 61%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 76%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 7%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.79, -18.6, -2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.79, 18.72, 186.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.467, 5.019, 5.939)`
Decimal	`1132354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #114742, 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 #114742	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#114742 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #114742 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #114742; }
.text { color: #114742; }
.border { border: 2px solid #114742; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 71 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #114742, #113147); }

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Questions

What color is #114742?: #114742 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #114742?: The RGB value is 17, 71, 66: 17 red, 71 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #114742?: The complementary color is #471116, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #114742?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.