Palettes / Colors / #116458

#116458 — Deep Teal

#116458 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 #116458 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.

#116458 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 #64111E; it also sits naturally between #11642E and #114764. 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 35%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 61%

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

Previews

CSS code for #116458

.text { color: #116458; }
.background { background-color: #116458; }
.border { border: 3px solid #116458; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 100, 88); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 71%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #116458; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 100, 88, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #116458; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 100, 88, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#116458">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#116458">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #64111E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #116458: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #116458

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 #116458 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 #116458 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 #116458?

#116458 is Deep Teal, a teal color (RGB 17, 100, 88). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #116458?

#116458 is RGB 17, 100, 88 — HSL 171°, 71%, 23% — CMYK 83%, 0%, 12%, 61%.

What colors go with #116458?

Its complement is #64111E; analogous partners are #11642E and #114764. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #116458 for text?

White text on #116458 has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.99:1.