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#114E55 Color

#114E55 is rgb(17, 78, 85) in RGB, hsl(186, 67%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 8%, 0%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Green(eagle Green) (#004953), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#114E55
HEX#114E55
RGBrgb(17, 78, 85)
HSLhsl(186, 67%, 20%)
HSVhsv(186, 80%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 8%, 0%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(39% 0.06 206.4)
LABlab(29.76% -17.50 -9.96)
LCHlch(29.76% 20.13 209.66)

What #114E55 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 #114E55, 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.

#114E55 Channel Values

How #114E55 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 78 · B 858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 186° · S 67% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 186° · S 80% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 80% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.36:1 vs white · 2.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #114E55 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 text9.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #114E55

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #114E55; 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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Tints & Shades of #114E55

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #114E55.

How #114E55 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#114E55
Protanopia#484855
Protanomaly#394A55
Deuteranopia#414156
Deuteranomaly#344756
Tritanopia#0C4F4F
Tritanomaly#0E4F51
Achromatopsia#474747

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #114E55 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-114e55: #114E55;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #114E55;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-114e55': '#114E55' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.306, blue: 0.333)
Android XML<color name="color_114e55">#114E55</color>
SVG fillfill="#114E55"

More Teal Colors

#114E55 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#114E55 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #114E55?

#114E55 is a dark teal — rgb(17, 78, 85) in RGB and hsl(186, 67%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Green(eagle Green) (#004953), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.99.

What is the RGB value of #114E55?

#114E55 is rgb(17, 78, 85) — red 17, green 78, and blue 85 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #114E55?

#114E55 converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 8%, 0%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #114E55 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #114E55 scores 9.36:1 against white and 2.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #114E55 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #114E55 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 8.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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