What color is #11484E?

#11484E is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11484E?

The RGB value is 17, 72, 78: 17 red, 72 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11484E?

The complementary color is #4E1711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11484E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11484E color

#11484E rgb(17, 72, 78)

Shades of teal

The hex color #11484E is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 28.2% green and 30.6% blue (17, 72, 78).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 64% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#11484E color codes

HEX	`#11484E`
RGB	`rgb(17, 72, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 28.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 64%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 78%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 8%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.58, -15.06, -8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.58, 17.4, 210.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.923, 5.303, 8.023)`
Decimal	`1132622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11484E, 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 #11484E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11484E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #11484E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11484e; }
.text { color: #11484e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11484e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 72 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11484e, #11294e); }

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Questions

What color is #11484E?: #11484E is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11484E?: The RGB value is 17, 72, 78: 17 red, 72 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11484E?: The complementary color is #4E1711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11484E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.