Palettes / Colors / #116A1E

#116A1E — Deep Green

#116A1E is a green color we call Deep Green, closest to the named color DarkGreen (#006400). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgreen (#006400) — not an exact match. CSS darkgreen gives you #006400, a different color; use #116A1E 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.

#116A1E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm 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 #69115C; it also sits naturally between #306911 and #11694A. 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 42% · Blue 12%

Cyan 84% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 72% · Key 58%

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

Previews

CSS code for #116A1E

.text { color: #116A1E; }
.background { background-color: #116A1E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #116A1E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 106, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(129, 72%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #116A1E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 106, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #116A1E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 106, 30, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#116A1E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#116A1E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #69115C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #116A1E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #116A1E

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 #116A1E 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 #116A1E 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 #116A1E?

#116A1E is Deep Green, a green color (RGB 17, 106, 30). Its closest standard named color is DarkGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #116A1E?

#116A1E is RGB 17, 106, 30 — HSL 129°, 72%, 24% — CMYK 84%, 0%, 72%, 58%.

What colors go with #116A1E?

Its complement is #69115C; analogous partners are #306911 and #11694A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #116A1E for text?

White text on #116A1E has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.10:1.