Palettes / Colors / #116E55
#116E55 — Deep Teal
#116E55 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 #116E55 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.
#116E55 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 #6E112A; it also sits naturally between #116E27 and #11596E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #116E55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 17, 110, 85 |
| HSL | 164°, 73%, 25% |
| HSV | 164°, 85%, 43% |
| CMYK | 85%, 0%, 23%, 57% |
| XYZ | 7.45, 11.93, 10.50 |
| Yxy | 11.93, 0.2492, 0.3992 |
| CIE-Lab | 41.10, -32.17, 6.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 34.54, -20.42, 4.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 7% · Green 43% · Blue 33%
Cyan 85% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 57%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #116E55
.text { color: #116E55; }
.background { background-color: #116E55; }
.border { border: 3px solid #116E55; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 110, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(164, 73%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #116E55; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 110, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #116E55; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 110, 85, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#116E55">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#116E55">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #6E112A:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 6.20:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.39:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #116E55: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #116E55
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 #116E55: ·
How #116E55 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 #116E55 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 #116E55?
#116E55 is Deep Teal, a teal color (RGB 17, 110, 85). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #116E55?
#116E55 is RGB 17, 110, 85 — HSL 164°, 73%, 25% — CMYK 85%, 0%, 23%, 57%.
What colors go with #116E55?
Its complement is #6E112A; analogous partners are #116E27 and #11596E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #116E55 for text?
White text on #116E55 has a contrast ratio of 6.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.39:1.