Palettes / Colors / #136251

#136251 — Deep Teal

#136251 is a teal color we call Deep Teal, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #136251 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.

#136251 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 #631324; it also sits naturally between #136329 and #134C63. 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 38% · Blue 32%

Cyan 81% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 62%

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

Previews

CSS code for #136251

.text { color: #136251; }
.background { background-color: #136251; }
.border { border: 3px solid #136251; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(19, 98, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 68%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #136251; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(19, 98, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #136251; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(19, 98, 81, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#136251">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#136251">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #631324:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #136251: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #136251

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 #136251 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 #136251 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 #136251?

#136251 is Deep Teal, a teal color (RGB 19, 98, 81). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #136251?

#136251 is RGB 19, 98, 81 — HSL 167°, 68%, 23% — CMYK 81%, 0%, 17%, 62%.

What colors go with #136251?

Its complement is #631324; analogous partners are #136329 and #134C63. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #136251 for text?

White text on #136251 has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.89:1.