Palettes / Colors / #116A41

#116A41 — Deep Green

#116A41 is a green color we call Deep Green, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #116A41 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.

#116A41 is a cool 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 #69113A; it also sits naturally between #116914 and #116669. 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 25%

Cyan 84% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 39% · Key 58%

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

Previews

CSS code for #116A41

.text { color: #116A41; }
.background { background-color: #116A41; }
.border { border: 3px solid #116A41; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 106, 65); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(152, 72%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #116A41; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 106, 65, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #116A41; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 106, 65, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#116A41">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#116A41">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #69113A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #116A41: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #116A41

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 #116A41 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 #116A41 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 #116A41?

#116A41 is Deep Green, a green color (RGB 17, 106, 65). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #116A41?

#116A41 is RGB 17, 106, 65 — HSL 152°, 72%, 24% — CMYK 84%, 0%, 39%, 58%.

What colors go with #116A41?

Its complement is #69113A; analogous partners are #116914 and #116669. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #116A41 for text?

White text on #116A41 has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.16:1.