Palettes / Colors / #116285

#116285 — Blue

#116285 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 #116285 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.

#116285 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 #833311; it also sits naturally between #11836C and #112883. 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 52%

Cyan 87% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 48%

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

Previews

CSS code for #116285

.text { color: #116285; }
.background { background-color: #116285; }
.border { border: 3px solid #116285; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 98, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 77%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #116285; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 98, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #116285; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 98, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#116285">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#116285">Div content here</div>

Shades of #116285

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #833311:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #116285: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #116285

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 #116285 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 #116285 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 #116285?

#116285 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 17, 98, 133). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #116285?

#116285 is RGB 17, 98, 133 — HSL 198°, 77%, 29% — CMYK 87%, 26%, 0%, 48%.

What colors go with #116285?

Its complement is #833311; analogous partners are #11836C and #112883. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #116285 for text?

White text on #116285 has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.11:1.