What color is #11574E?

#11574E is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11574E?

The RGB value is 17, 87, 78: 17 red, 87 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11574E?

The complementary color is #57111A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11574E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11574E color

#11574E rgb(17, 87, 78)

Shades of teal

The hex color #11574E is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 34.1% green and 30.6% blue (17, 87, 78).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 67% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#11574E color codes

HEX	`#11574E`
RGB	`rgb(17, 87, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 34.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 67%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 80%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 10%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.89, -23.2, -0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.89, 23.21, 182)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.014, 7.485, 8.387)`
Decimal	`1136462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11574E, 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 #11574E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#11574E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #11574E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11574e; }
.text { color: #11574e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11574e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 87 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11574e, #113d57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #11574E?: #11574E is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11574E?: The RGB value is 17, 87, 78: 17 red, 87 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11574E?: The complementary color is #57111A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11574E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.