What color is #114F56?

#114F56 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #114F56?

The RGB value is 17, 79, 86: 17 red, 79 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #114F56?

The complementary color is #561811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #114F56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#114F56 color

#114F56 rgb(17, 79, 86)

Shades of teal

The hex color #114F56 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 31% green and 33.7% blue (17, 79, 86).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 67% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Mystery (#23505A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#114F56 color codes

HEX	`#114F56`
RGB	`rgb(17, 79, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 31%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 67%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 80%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 8%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.36, -16.21, -9.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.36, 18.87, 210.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.706, 6.382, 9.786)`
Decimal	`1134422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #114F56, 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 #114F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#114F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #114F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #114f56; }
.text { color: #114f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #114f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 79 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #114f56, #112d56); }

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Questions

What color is #114F56?: #114F56 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #114F56?: The RGB value is 17, 79, 86: 17 red, 79 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #114F56?: The complementary color is #561811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #114F56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.