Palettes / Colors / #116D79

#116D79 — Deep Teal

#116D79 is a teal color we call Deep Teal, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #116D79 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.

#116D79 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 #781D11; it also sits naturally between #117851 and #113978. 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 47%

Cyan 86% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #116D79

.text { color: #116D79; }
.background { background-color: #116D79; }
.border { border: 3px solid #116D79; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 109, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 75%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #116D79; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 109, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #116D79; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 109, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#116D79">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#116D79">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #781D11:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #116D79: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #116D79

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 #116D79 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 #116D79 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

← #116D78  ·  #116D7A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #116D79?

#116D79 is Deep Teal, a teal color (RGB 17, 109, 121). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #116D79?

#116D79 is RGB 17, 109, 121 — HSL 187°, 75%, 27% — CMYK 86%, 10%, 0%, 53%.

What colors go with #116D79?

Its complement is #781D11; analogous partners are #117851 and #113978. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #116D79 for text?

White text on #116D79 has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.49:1.