Information about #11859C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#11859C is a strongly colored 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 very close to Geaux Blue (#1277A3). Slightly further away sit Eastern Blue (#00879F) and Aesthetic Teal (#0D9494).
The recipe behind #11859C is rgb(17, 133, 156), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #11859C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#11859C color variations
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#11859C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#11859C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#11859C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#11859C color hues
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#11859C 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #11859C color
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Nearest named colors to #11859C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#1277A3
#00879F
#0D9494
#0A7E8C
#0A888A
#008E97
#017B92
#007EA8
#007AA5
#007BA7
#107AB0
#0092A5
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#11859C
- RGB17, 133, 156
- CMYK55, 9, 0, 39
- CSSrgb(17, 133, 156)
- HSL190°, 80%, 34%
- HSL Precise189.928°, 80.347%, 33.922%
- HSV190°, 89%, 61%
- HSB190°, 89%, 61%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.067
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
- GLSLvec3(0.067, 0.522, 0.612)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.067, 0.522, 0.612, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.067, 0.522, 0.612)
- Percentage of Red in RGB6.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID11859C
- DECIMAL ID1148316
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
