Palettes / Colors / #105656

#105656 — Deep Teal

#105656 is a teal color we call Deep Teal, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the teal family.

#105656 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #561010; it also sits naturally between #105633 and #103356. 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 34% · Blue 34%

Cyan 81% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 66%

Previews

CSS code for #105656

.text { color: #105656; }
.background { background-color: #105656; }
.border { border: 3px solid #105656; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(16, 86, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 69%, 20%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #105656; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(16, 86, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #105656; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(16, 86, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#105656">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#105656">Div content here</div>

Shades of #105656

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Tones of #105656

Color harmonies

Complementary — #561010:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #105656: #FFFFFF.

How #105656 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 #105656 or a close neighbour

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 #105656?

#105656 is Deep Teal, a teal color (RGB 16, 86, 86). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #105656?

#105656 is RGB 16, 86, 86 — HSL 180°, 69%, 20% — CMYK 81%, 0%, 0%, 66%.

What colors go with #105656?

Its complement is #561010; analogous partners are #105633 and #103356. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #105656 for text?

White text on #105656 has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.49:1.