Palettes / Colors / #116368

#116368 — Deep Teal

#116368 is a teal color we call Deep Teal, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #116368 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.

#116368 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 #691611; it also sits naturally between #116942 and #113969. 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 39% · Blue 41%

Cyan 84% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 59%

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

Previews

CSS code for #116368

.text { color: #116368; }
.background { background-color: #116368; }
.border { border: 3px solid #116368; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 99, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 72%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #116368; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 99, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #116368; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 99, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#116368">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#116368">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #691611:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #116368: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #116368

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 #116368 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 #116368 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 #116368?

#116368 is Deep Teal, a teal color (RGB 17, 99, 104). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #116368?

#116368 is RGB 17, 99, 104 — HSL 183°, 72%, 24% — CMYK 84%, 5%, 0%, 59%.

What colors go with #116368?

Its complement is #691611; analogous partners are #116942 and #113969. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #116368 for text?

White text on #116368 has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.01:1.