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#11383B Color

#11383B is rgb(17, 56, 59) in RGB, hsl(184, 55%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 5%, 0%, 77%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Teal (#003B46), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#11383B
HEX#11383B
RGBrgb(17, 56, 59)
HSLhsl(184, 55%, 15%)
HSVhsv(184, 71%, 23%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 5%, 0%, 77%)
OKLCHoklch(31.5% 0.043 202.3)
LABlab(20.92% -13.30 -6.19)
LCHlch(20.92% 14.67 204.95)

What #11383B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #11383B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#11383B Channel Values

How #11383B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 17 · G 56 · B 598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 184° · S 55% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 184° · S 71% · V 23%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 71% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 77%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.71:1 vs white · 1.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #11383B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #11383B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #11383B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #11383B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #11383B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #11383B.

How #11383B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#11383B
Protanopia#34343B
Protanomaly#29353B
Deuteranopia#2F2F3C
Deuteranomaly#26333B
Tritanopia#103838
Tritanomaly#103839
Achromatopsia#333333

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #11383B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-11383b: #11383B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #11383B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-11383b': '#11383B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.220, blue: 0.231)
Android XML<color name="color_11383b">#11383B</color>
SVG fillfill="#11383B"

More Teal Colors

#11383B sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#11383B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #11383B?

#11383B is a darkest teal — rgb(17, 56, 59) in RGB and hsl(184, 55%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Teal (#003B46), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.04.

What is the RGB value of #11383B?

#11383B is rgb(17, 56, 59) — red 17, green 56, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #11383B?

#11383B converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 5%, 0%, 77%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #11383B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #11383B scores 12.71:1 against white and 1.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #11383B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #11383B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.52, which is visibly different.

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