What color is #1199BB?

#1199BB is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Blue Ocean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1199BB?

The RGB value is 17, 153, 187: 17 red, 153 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1199BB?

The complementary color is #BB3311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1199BB?

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

#1199BB color

#1199BB rgb(17, 153, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1199BB is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 60% green and 73.3% blue (17, 153, 187).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 83% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Blue Ocean (#009DC4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#1199BB color codes

HEX	`#1199BB`
RGB	`rgb(17, 153, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 60%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 83%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 91%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 18%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.5, -20.82, -26.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.5, 34.03, 232.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.588, 26.487, 51.031)`
Decimal	`1153467`
Short hex	`#19B`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1199BB, 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 #1199BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#1199BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #1199BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1199bb; }
.text { color: #1199bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1199bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 153 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1199bb, #1144bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #1199BB?: #1199BB is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Blue Ocean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1199BB?: The RGB value is 17, 153, 187: 17 red, 153 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1199BB?: The complementary color is #BB3311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1199BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.