What color is #116C5D?

#116C5D is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #116C5D?

The RGB value is 17, 108, 93: 17 red, 108 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #116C5D?

The complementary color is #6C1120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #116C5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#116C5D color

#116C5D rgb(17, 108, 93)

Shades of teal

The hex color #116C5D is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 42.4% green and 36.5% blue (17, 108, 93).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 73% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Terrestrial (#276757), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#116C5D color codes

HEX	`#116C5D`
RGB	`rgb(17, 108, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 42.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 73%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 84%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 0%, 14%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.63, -28.98, 1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.63, 29, 177.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.569, 11.634, 12.2)`
Decimal	`1141853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #116C5D, 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 #116C5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#116C5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #116C5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #116c5d; }
.text { color: #116c5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #116c5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 108 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #116c5d, #114e6c); }

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Questions

What color is #116C5D?: #116C5D is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #116C5D?: The RGB value is 17, 108, 93: 17 red, 108 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #116C5D?: The complementary color is #6C1120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #116C5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.