Palettes / Colors / #136253

#136253 — Deep Teal

#136253 is a teal color we call Deep Teal, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the teal family.

#136253 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 #631321; it also sits naturally between #13632C and #134963. 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 33%

Cyan 81% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 62%

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

Previews

CSS code for #136253

.text { color: #136253; }
.background { background-color: #136253; }
.border { border: 3px solid #136253; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(19, 98, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 68%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #136253; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(19, 98, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #136253; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(19, 98, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#136253">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#136253">Div content here</div>

Shades of #136253

Tints of #136253

Tones of #136253

Color harmonies

Complementary — #631321:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #136253: #FFFFFF.

How #136253 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 #136253 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 #136253?

#136253 is Deep Teal, a teal color (RGB 19, 98, 83). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #136253?

#136253 is RGB 19, 98, 83 — HSL 169°, 68%, 23% — CMYK 81%, 0%, 15%, 62%.

What colors go with #136253?

Its complement is #631321; analogous partners are #13632C and #134963. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #136253 for text?

White text on #136253 has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.90:1.