Palettes / Colors / #116EAB

#116EAB — Vivid Blue

#116EAB is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #116EAB 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.

#116EAB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. 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 #AC4F11; it also sits naturally between #11AC9C and #1120AC. 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 67%

Cyan 90% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #116EAB

.text { color: #116EAB; }
.background { background-color: #116EAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #116EAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 110, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 82%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #116EAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 110, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #116EAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 110, 171, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AC4F11:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #116EAB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #116EAB

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 #116EAB 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 #116EAB 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

← #116EAA  ·  #116EAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #116EAB?

#116EAB is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 17, 110, 171). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #116EAB?

#116EAB is RGB 17, 110, 171 — HSL 204°, 82%, 37% — CMYK 90%, 36%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #116EAB?

Its complement is #AC4F11; analogous partners are #11AC9C and #1120AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #116EAB for text?

White text on #116EAB has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.84:1.