What color is #116B69?

#116B69 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pine Scented Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #116B69?

The RGB value is 17, 107, 105: 17 red, 107 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #116B69?

The complementary color is #6B1113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #116B69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#116B69 color

#116B69 rgb(17, 107, 105)

Shades of teal

The hex color #116B69 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 42% green and 41.2% blue (17, 107, 105).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 73% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pine Scented Lagoon (#066F6C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#116B69 color codes

HEX	`#116B69`
RGB	`rgb(17, 107, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 42%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 73%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 84%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 0%, 2%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.66, -24.76, -6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.66, 25.48, 193.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.037, 11.653, 15.188)`
Decimal	`1141609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #116B69, 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 #116B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#116B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #116B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #116b69; }
.text { color: #116b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #116b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 107 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #116b69, #11406b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #116B69?: #116B69 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pine Scented Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #116B69?: The RGB value is 17, 107, 105: 17 red, 107 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #116B69?: The complementary color is #6B1113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #116B69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.