Palettes / Colors / #116E53

#116E53 — Deep Teal

#116E53 is a teal color we call Deep Teal, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #116E53 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.

#116E53 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 #6E112C; it also sits naturally between #116E25 and #115A6E. 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 33%

Cyan 85% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 57%

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

Previews

CSS code for #116E53

.text { color: #116E53; }
.background { background-color: #116E53; }
.border { border: 3px solid #116E53; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 110, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 73%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #116E53; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 110, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #116E53; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 110, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#116E53">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#116E53">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6E112C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #116E53: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #116E53

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 #116E53 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 #116E53 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 #116E53?

#116E53 is Deep Teal, a teal color (RGB 17, 110, 83). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #116E53?

#116E53 is RGB 17, 110, 83 — HSL 163°, 73%, 25% — CMYK 85%, 0%, 25%, 57%.

What colors go with #116E53?

Its complement is #6E112C; analogous partners are #116E25 and #115A6E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #116E53 for text?

White text on #116E53 has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.38:1.