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#11DCEE Color

#11DCEE is rgb(17, 220, 238) in RGB, hsl(185, 87%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(93%, 8%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#11DCEE
HEX#11DCEE
RGBrgb(17, 220, 238)
HSLhsl(185, 87%, 50%)
HSVhsv(185, 93%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(93%, 8%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.138 205.4)
LABlab(79.96% -40.60 -22.07)
LCHlch(79.96% 46.21 208.53)

What #11DCEE 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 #11DCEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 8.92Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 9.51Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 11.29Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 13.64Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 14.68Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 14.77

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

#11DCEE Channel Values

How #11DCEE 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 220 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 87% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 93% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 93% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #11DCEE 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.

Fails AAWhite text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #11DCEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #11DCEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #11DCEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#11DCEE
Complementary
#EE2311
Analogous
#11EE92
Analogous
#116DEE
Triadic
#EE11DC
Triadic
#DCEE11
Split comp.
#EE116D
Split comp.
#EE9211

Tints & Shades of #11DCEE

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

#32E1F1
#53E6F3
#75EBF5
#91EFF7
#B3F4FA
#D4F9FC

Shades

#0EBDCD
#0CA3B0
#0A848F
#086A72
#064B51
#043034

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #11DCEE.

How #11DCEE 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#11DCEE
Protanopia#CBCBEE
Protanomaly#A2D2EE
Deuteranopia#B8B8F0
Deuteranomaly#93C8EF
Tritanopia#00DEDE
Tritanomaly#00DDE5
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #11DCEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-11dcee: #11DCEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #11DCEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-11dcee': '#11DCEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.863, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_11dcee">#11DCEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#11DCEE"

More Teal Colors

#11DCEE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#11DCEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #11DCEE?

#11DCEE is a mid-tone teal — rgb(17, 220, 238) in RGB and hsl(185, 87%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.92.

What is the RGB value of #11DCEE?

#11DCEE is rgb(17, 220, 238) — red 17, green 220, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #11DCEE?

#11DCEE converts to approximately cmyk(93%, 8%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #11DCEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #11DCEE scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #11DCEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #11DCEE 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 9.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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