Palettes / Colors / #104F7E

#104F7E — Blue

#104F7E is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #104F7E 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.

#104F7E is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. 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 #7E4010; it also sits naturally between #107E77 and #10187E. 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 6% · Green 31% · Blue 49%

Cyan 87% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 51%

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

Previews

CSS code for #104F7E

.text { color: #104F7E; }
.background { background-color: #104F7E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #104F7E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(16, 79, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 77%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #104F7E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(16, 79, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #104F7E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(16, 79, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#104F7E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#104F7E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7E4010:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #104F7E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #104F7E

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 #104F7E 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 #104F7E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #104F7E?

#104F7E is Blue, a blue color (RGB 16, 79, 126). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #104F7E?

#104F7E is RGB 16, 79, 126 — HSL 206°, 77%, 28% — CMYK 87%, 37%, 0%, 51%.

What colors go with #104F7E?

Its complement is #7E4010; analogous partners are #107E77 and #10187E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #104F7E for text?

White text on #104F7E has a contrast ratio of 8.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.44:1.