What color is #114B43?

#114B43 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 #114B43?

The RGB value is 17, 75, 67: 17 red, 75 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #114B43?

The complementary color is #4B1119, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #114B43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#114B43 color

#114B43 rgb(17, 75, 67)

Shades of teal

The hex color #114B43 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 29.4% green and 26.3% blue (17, 75, 67).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 63% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#114B43 color codes

HEX	`#114B43`
RGB	`rgb(17, 75, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 29.4%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 63%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 77%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 11%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.26, -20.43, -0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.26, 20.43, 181.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.76, 5.556, 6.183)`
Decimal	`1133379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #114B43, 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 #114B43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#114B43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #114B43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #114b43; }
.text { color: #114b43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #114b43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 75 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #114b43, #11364b); }

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Questions

What color is #114B43?: #114B43 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 #114B43?: The RGB value is 17, 75, 67: 17 red, 75 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #114B43?: The complementary color is #4B1119, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #114B43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.