Palettes / Colors / #116265

#116265 — Deep Teal

#116265 is a teal color we call Deep Teal, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the teal family.

#116265 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 #641411; it also sits naturally between #11643D and #113864. 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 7% · Green 38% · Blue 40%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 60%

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

Previews

CSS code for #116265

.text { color: #116265; }
.background { background-color: #116265; }
.border { border: 3px solid #116265; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 98, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 71%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #116265; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 98, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #116265; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 98, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#116265">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#116265">Div content here</div>

Shades of #116265

Tints of #116265

Tones of #116265

Color harmonies

Complementary — #641411:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #116265: #FFFFFF.

How #116265 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 #116265

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #116265 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

← #116264  ·  #116266 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #116265?

#116265 is Deep Teal, a teal color (RGB 17, 98, 101). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #116265?

#116265 is RGB 17, 98, 101 — HSL 182°, 71%, 23% — CMYK 83%, 3%, 0%, 60%.

What colors go with #116265?

Its complement is #641411; analogous partners are #11643D and #113864. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #116265 for text?

White text on #116265 has a contrast ratio of 7.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.96:1.