What color is #114F96?

#114F96 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dancing Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #114F96?

The RGB value is 17, 79, 150: 17 red, 79 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #114F96?

The complementary color is #965811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #114F96?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#114F96 color

#114F96 rgb(17, 79, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #114F96 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 31% green and 58.8% blue (17, 79, 150).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 80% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Dancing Sea (#1C4D8F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#114F96 color codes

HEX	`#114F96`
RGB	`rgb(17, 79, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 31%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 80%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 89%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 47%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.8, 9.21, -44.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.8, 45.12, 281.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.53, 7.912, 29.926)`
Decimal	`1134486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #114F96, 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 #114F96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#114F96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #114F96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #114f96; }
.text { color: #114f96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #114f96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 79 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #114f96, #161196); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #114F96?: #114F96 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dancing Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #114F96?: The RGB value is 17, 79, 150: 17 red, 79 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #114F96?: The complementary color is #965811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #114F96?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.