Information about #118989 color

#118989 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#118989 falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(17, 137, 137) — 6.7% red, 53.7% green, 53.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 47 / 0 / 0 / 46. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#118989 is a vivid, lively aqua cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Cyan (#0A888A). Slightly further away sit ChaosDragon (#139084) and Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(17, 137, 137)), which gives #118989 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. #118989 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#118989 color variations

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

#118989 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 #118989

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

Dark Cyan color link
Dark Cyan

#0A888A

ChaosDragon color link
ChaosDragon

#139084

Teal color link
Teal

#008080

Deep Aqua color link
Deep Aqua

#08787F

Ocean color link
Ocean

#017B92

Origin color link
Origin

#009C8A

Duck Blue color link
Duck Blue

#007791

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#118989
  • RGB17, 137, 137
  • CMYK47, 0, 0, 46
  • CSSrgb(17, 137, 137)
  • HSL180°, 78%, 30%
  • HSL Precise180°, 77.922%, 30.196%
  • HSV180°, 88%, 54%
  • HSB180°, 88%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • GLSLvec3(0.067, 0.537, 0.537)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.067, 0.537, 0.537, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.067, 0.537, 0.537)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB6.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID118989
  • DECIMAL ID1149321
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01