Recognised as Colour
#117B5F
- #117B5F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#117B5F is a cyan with RGB values 17, 123, 95 and HSL 164°, 76%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#117B5F#117B5F
HEX#117B5F
RGBrgb(17, 123, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.4824, 0.3725
RGB percentages6.7%, 48.2%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(164.2, 75.7%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.2, 86.2%, 48.2%)
CMYK86.2%, 0%, 22.8%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,145,695
CSS custom property--colour: #117B5F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#EE84A0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7B112D
Analogous#117B2A, #11627B
Triadic#5F117B, #7B5F11
Split complementary#7B1162, #7B2A11
Tetradic#2A117B, #7B112D, #627B11
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R17
G123
B95
Red17 (6.7%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue164.15°
Saturation (HSL)75.71%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 11 · G 7B · B 5F
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