#115E59 color
The swatch above shows #115E59 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#115E59 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the CSS named color darkslategray (#2F4F4F).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: teal-800. That means you can write bg-teal-800 or text-teal-800 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #115E59 |
| RGB | rgb(17, 94, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 69%, 22%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82%, 0%, 5%, 63%) |
| Decimal | 1138265 |
| CSS | color: #115E59; |
| Android | 0xFF115E59 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.369, blue: 0.349, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #115E59 | 7.58:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #115E59 | 2.77:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #115E59
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #115E59 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #115E59
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #115E59 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #115E59; background-color: #115E59; }
.element { color: rgb(17 94 89); }
.element { color: hsl(176 69% 22%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-teal-800 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #115E59;Frequently asked questions
What color is #115E59?
#115E59 is a dark, vivid cyan. Its hue sits at 176° on the color wheel, with 69% saturation and 22% lightness.
What is #115E59 in RGB?
#115E59 converts to rgb(17, 94, 89) — 17 red, 94 green and 89 blue.
What is #115E59 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(82%, 0%, 5%, 63%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #115E59 be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (7.58:1 versus 2.77:1).
What is the complementary color of #115E59?
#5F1117 — the hue directly opposite #115E59 on the color wheel.