Information about #118CA2 color

#118CA2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #118CA2 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(17, 140, 162) — 6.7% red, 54.9% green, 63.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 57 / 9 / 0 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#118CA2 presents itself as a vivid, lively aqua cyan — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Boy Red (#0E9CA5). Slightly further away sit Aesthetic Teal (#0D9494) and Eastern Blue (#00879F).

The recipe behind #118CA2 is rgb(17, 140, 162), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. #118CA2 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#118CA2 color variations

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

#118CA2 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 #118CA2

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

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Eastern Blue color link
Eastern Blue

#00879F

Seeker color link
Seeker

#0092A5

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Bowie color link
Bowie

#0084AC

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Cerulean color link
Cerulean

#007BA7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#118CA2
  • RGB17, 140, 162
  • CMYK57, 9, 0, 36
  • CSSrgb(17, 140, 162)
  • HSL189°, 81%, 35%
  • HSL Precise189.103°, 81.006%, 35.098%
  • HSV189°, 90%, 64%
  • HSB189°, 90%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • GLSLvec3(0.067, 0.549, 0.635)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.067, 0.549, 0.635, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.067, 0.549, 0.635)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB6.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID118CA2
  • DECIMAL ID1150114
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01