Palettes / Colors / #116D64

#116D64 — Deep Teal

#116D64 is a teal color we call Deep Teal, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the teal family.

#116D64 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 #6E111B; it also sits naturally between #116E36 and #11496E. 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 43% · Blue 39%

Cyan 84% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 57%

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

Previews

CSS code for #116D64

.text { color: #116D64; }
.background { background-color: #116D64; }
.border { border: 3px solid #116D64; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 109, 100); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 73%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #116D64; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 109, 100, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #116D64; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 109, 100, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#116D64">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#116D64">Div content here</div>

Shades of #116D64

Tints of #116D64

Tones of #116D64

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6E111B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #116D64: #FFFFFF.

How #116D64 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 #116D64

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #116D64 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

← #116D63  ·  #116D65 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #116D64?

#116D64 is Deep Teal, a teal color (RGB 17, 109, 100). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #116D64?

#116D64 is RGB 17, 109, 100 — HSL 174°, 73%, 25% — CMYK 84%, 0%, 8%, 57%.

What colors go with #116D64?

Its complement is #6E111B; analogous partners are #116E36 and #11496E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #116D64 for text?

White text on #116D64 has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.40:1.