What color is #11545A?

#11545A is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11545A?

The RGB value is 17, 84, 90: 17 red, 84 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11545A?

The complementary color is #5A1711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11545A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11545A color

#11545A rgb(17, 84, 90)

Shades of teal

The hex color #11545A is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 32.9% green and 35.3% blue (17, 84, 90).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 68% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#11545A color codes

HEX	`#11545A`
RGB	`rgb(17, 84, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 32.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 68%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 81%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 7%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.25, -17.61, -9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.25, 19.93, 207.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.246, 7.197, 10.784)`
Decimal	`1135706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11545A, 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 #11545A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11545A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #11545A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11545a; }
.text { color: #11545a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11545a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 84 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11545a, #112f5a); }

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Questions

What color is #11545A?: #11545A is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11545A?: The RGB value is 17, 84, 90: 17 red, 84 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11545A?: The complementary color is #5A1711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11545A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.