Palettes / Colors / #116454

#116454 — Deep Teal

#116454 is a teal color we call Deep Teal, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #116454 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.

#116454 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 #641122; it also sits naturally between #11642A and #114B64. 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 33%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 61%

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

Previews

CSS code for #116454

.text { color: #116454; }
.background { background-color: #116454; }
.border { border: 3px solid #116454; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 100, 84); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 71%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #116454; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 100, 84, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #116454; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 100, 84, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#116454">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#116454">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #641122:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #116454: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #116454

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 #116454 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 #116454 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 #116454?

#116454 is Deep Teal, a teal color (RGB 17, 100, 84). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #116454?

#116454 is RGB 17, 100, 84 — HSL 168°, 71%, 23% — CMYK 83%, 0%, 16%, 61%.

What colors go with #116454?

Its complement is #641122; analogous partners are #11642A and #114B64. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #116454 for text?

White text on #116454 has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.97:1.