Palettes / Colors / #0E596C

#0E596C — Deep Teal

#0E596C is a teal color we call Deep Teal, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #0E596C when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#0E596C is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6C210E; it also sits naturally between #0E6C50 and #0E2A6C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 5% · Green 35% · Blue 42%

Cyan 87% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 58%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #0E596C

.text { color: #0E596C; }
.background { background-color: #0E596C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0E596C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(14, 89, 108); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 77%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0E596C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(14, 89, 108, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0E596C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(14, 89, 108, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#0E596C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#0E596C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6C210E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0E596C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #0E596C

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #0E596C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #0E596C rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #0E596B  ·  #0E596D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #0E596C?

#0E596C is Deep Teal, a teal color (RGB 14, 89, 108). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0E596C?

#0E596C is RGB 14, 89, 108 — HSL 192°, 77%, 24% — CMYK 87%, 18%, 0%, 58%.

What colors go with #0E596C?

Its complement is #6C210E; analogous partners are #0E6C50 and #0E2A6C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0E596C for text?

White text on #0E596C has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.66:1.