Palettes / Colors / #257575

#257575 — Muted Teal

#257575 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #257575 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.

#257575 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 #742525; it also sits naturally between #25744D and #254D74. 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 15% · Green 46% · Blue 46%

Cyan 68% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 54%

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

Previews

CSS code for #257575

.text { color: #257575; }
.background { background-color: #257575; }
.border { border: 3px solid #257575; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(37, 117, 117); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 52%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #257575; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(37, 117, 117, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #257575; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(37, 117, 117, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#257575">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#257575">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #742525:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #257575: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #257575

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 #257575 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 #257575 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 #257575?

#257575 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 37, 117, 117). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #257575?

#257575 is RGB 37, 117, 117 — HSL 180°, 52%, 30% — CMYK 68%, 0%, 0%, 54%.

What colors go with #257575?

Its complement is #742525; analogous partners are #25744D and #254D74. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #257575 for text?

White text on #257575 has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.88:1.