Palettes / Colors / #116F30

#116F30 — Deep Green

#116F30 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 #116F30 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.

#116F30 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 #6E114F; it also sits naturally between #216E11 and #116E5F. 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 44% · Blue 19%

Cyan 85% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 57% · Key 56%

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

Previews

CSS code for #116F30

.text { color: #116F30; }
.background { background-color: #116F30; }
.border { border: 3px solid #116F30; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 111, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(140, 73%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #116F30; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 111, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #116F30; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 111, 48, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#116F30">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#116F30">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6E114F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #116F30: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #116F30

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 #116F30 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 #116F30 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

← #116F2F  ·  #116F31 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #116F30?

#116F30 is Deep Green, a green color (RGB 17, 111, 48). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #116F30?

#116F30 is RGB 17, 111, 48 — HSL 140°, 73%, 25% — CMYK 85%, 0%, 57%, 56%.

What colors go with #116F30?

Its complement is #6E114F; analogous partners are #216E11 and #116E5F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #116F30 for text?

White text on #116F30 has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.34:1.