Palettes / Colors / #246A67

#246A67 — Muted Teal

#246A67 is a teal color we call Muted 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 #246A67 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.

#246A67 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6A2428; it also sits naturally between #246A44 and #244B6A. 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 14% · Green 42% · Blue 40%

Cyan 66% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 58%

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

Previews

CSS code for #246A67

.text { color: #246A67; }
.background { background-color: #246A67; }
.border { border: 3px solid #246A67; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(36, 106, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 49%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #246A67; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(36, 106, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #246A67; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(36, 106, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#246A67">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#246A67">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6A2428:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #246A67: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #246A67

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 #246A67 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 #246A67 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 #246A67?

#246A67 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 36, 106, 103). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #246A67?

#246A67 is RGB 36, 106, 103 — HSL 177°, 49%, 28% — CMYK 66%, 0%, 3%, 58%.

What colors go with #246A67?

Its complement is #6A2428; analogous partners are #246A44 and #244B6A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #246A67 for text?

White text on #246A67 has a contrast ratio of 6.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.33:1.