Palettes / Colors / #116F40
#116F40 — Deep Green
#116F40 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 #116F40 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.
#116F40 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 #6E1140; it also sits naturally between #116E11 and #116E6E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #116F40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 17, 111, 64 |
| HSL | 150°, 73%, 25% |
| HSV | 150°, 85%, 44% |
| CMYK | 85%, 0%, 42%, 56% |
| XYZ | 6.84, 11.86, 6.78 |
| Yxy | 11.86, 0.2685, 0.4654 |
| CIE-Lab | 40.99, -37.66, 18.99 |
| Hunter Lab | 34.44, -23.33, 10.97 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 7% · Green 44% · Blue 25%
Cyan 85% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 42% · Key 56%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #116F40
.text { color: #116F40; }
.background { background-color: #116F40; }
.border { border: 3px solid #116F40; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 111, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(150, 73%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #116F40; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 111, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #116F40; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 111, 64, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#116F40">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#116F40">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #6E1140:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 6.23:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.37:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #116F40: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #116F40
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 #116F40: ·
How #116F40 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 #116F40 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 #116F40?
#116F40 is Deep Green, a green color (RGB 17, 111, 64). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #116F40?
#116F40 is RGB 17, 111, 64 — HSL 150°, 73%, 25% — CMYK 85%, 0%, 42%, 56%.
What colors go with #116F40?
Its complement is #6E1140; analogous partners are #116E11 and #116E6E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #116F40 for text?
White text on #116F40 has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.37:1.