Palettes / Colors / #116E37
#116E37 — Deep Green
#116E37 is a green color we call Deep Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: forestgreen (#228B22) — not an exact match. CSS forestgreen gives you #228B22, a different color; use #116E37 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.
#116E37 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 #6E1148; it also sits naturally between #196E11 and #116E67. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #116E37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 17, 110, 55 |
| HSL | 145°, 73%, 25% |
| HSV | 145°, 85%, 43% |
| CMYK | 85%, 0%, 50%, 57% |
| XYZ | 6.50, 11.55, 5.50 |
| Yxy | 11.55, 0.2759, 0.4904 |
| CIE-Lab | 40.49, -39.04, 23.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 33.98, -23.90, 12.81 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 7% · Green 43% · Blue 22%
Cyan 85% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 50% · Key 57%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #116E37
.text { color: #116E37; }
.background { background-color: #116E37; }
.border { border: 3px solid #116E37; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 110, 55); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(145, 73%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #116E37; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 110, 55, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #116E37; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 110, 55, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#116E37">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#116E37">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #6E1148:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 6.35:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.31:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #116E37: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #116E37
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #116E37: ·
How #116E37 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 #116E37 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #116E37?
#116E37 is Deep Green, a green color (RGB 17, 110, 55). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #116E37?
#116E37 is RGB 17, 110, 55 — HSL 145°, 73%, 25% — CMYK 85%, 0%, 50%, 57%.
What colors go with #116E37?
Its complement is #6E1148; analogous partners are #196E11 and #116E67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #116E37 for text?
White text on #116E37 has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.31:1.