Information about #11515E color

#11515E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#11515E falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(17, 81, 94) — 6.7% red, 31.8% green, 36.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 30 / 5 / 0 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#11515E presents itself as a strongly colored aqua cyan — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Guru (#154C65). Slightly further away sit Retro (#1B5256) and Light Blue Silk (#044F67).

The recipe behind #11515E is rgb(17, 81, 94), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #11515E: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:63), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#11515E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#11515E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #11515E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Deep Teal color link
Deep Teal

#00555A

JayHawk Blue color link
JayHawk Blue

#194F6E

Deep Cyan color link
Deep Cyan

#005959

St Kilda color link
St Kilda

#004559

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#11515E
  • RGB17, 81, 94
  • CMYK30, 5, 0, 63
  • CSSrgb(17, 81, 94)
  • HSL190°, 69%, 22%
  • HSL Precise190.13°, 69.369%, 21.765%
  • HSV190°, 82%, 37%
  • HSB190°, 82%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.067, 0.318, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.067, 0.318, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.067, 0.318, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB6.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID11515E
  • DECIMAL ID1134942
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01