What color is #116E5F?

#116E5F 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 #116E5F?

The RGB value is 17, 110, 95: 17 red, 110 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #116E5F?

The complementary color is #6E1120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #116E5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#116E5F color

#116E5F rgb(17, 110, 95)

Shades of teal

The hex color #116E5F is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 43.1% green and 37.3% blue (17, 110, 95).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 73% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Terrestrial (#276757), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#116E5F color codes

HEX	`#116E5F`
RGB	`rgb(17, 110, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 43.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 73%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 85%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 0%, 14%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.37, -29.33, 1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.37, 29.35, 177.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.872, 12.096, 12.744)`
Decimal	`1142367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #116E5F, 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 #116E5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#116E5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #116E5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #116e5f; }
.text { color: #116e5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #116e5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 110 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #116e5f, #114e6e); }

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Questions

What color is #116E5F?: #116E5F 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 #116E5F?: The RGB value is 17, 110, 95: 17 red, 110 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #116E5F?: The complementary color is #6E1120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #116E5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.