What color is #1191AA?

#1191AA is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Munsell Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1191AA?

The RGB value is 17, 145, 170: 17 red, 145 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1191AA?

The complementary color is #AA2A11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1191AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1191AA color

#1191AA rgb(17, 145, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1191AA is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 56.9% green and 66.7% blue (17, 145, 170).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 82% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Munsell Blue (#0093AF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#1191AA color codes

HEX	`#1191AA`
RGB	`rgb(17, 145, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 56.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 82%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 90%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 15%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.35, -22.5, -22.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.35, 31.53, 224.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.609, 23.27, 41.586)`
Decimal	`1151402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1191AA, 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 #1191AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#1191AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	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 #1191AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1191aa; }
.text { color: #1191aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1191aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 145 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1191aa, #1145aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #1191AA?: #1191AA is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Munsell Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1191AA?: The RGB value is 17, 145, 170: 17 red, 145 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1191AA?: The complementary color is #AA2A11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1191AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.