Palettes / Colors / #116E4D

#116E4D — Deep Green

#116E4D is a green color we call Deep Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.

#116E4D 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 #6E1132; it also sits naturally between #116E1F and #11606E. 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 30%

Cyan 85% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 57%

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

Previews

CSS code for #116E4D

.text { color: #116E4D; }
.background { background-color: #116E4D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #116E4D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 110, 77); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(159, 73%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #116E4D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 110, 77, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #116E4D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 110, 77, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#116E4D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#116E4D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #116E4D

Tints of #116E4D

Tones of #116E4D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6E1132:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #116E4D: #FFFFFF.

How #116E4D 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 #116E4D 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

← #116E4C  ·  #116E4E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #116E4D?

#116E4D is Deep Green, a green color (RGB 17, 110, 77). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #116E4D?

#116E4D is RGB 17, 110, 77 — HSL 159°, 73%, 25% — CMYK 85%, 0%, 30%, 57%.

What colors go with #116E4D?

Its complement is #6E1132; analogous partners are #116E1F and #11606E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #116E4D for text?

White text on #116E4D has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.36:1.