Palettes / Colors / #257579

#257579 — Muted Teal

#257579 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #257579 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.

#257579 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 #792925; it also sits naturally between #257953 and #254B79. 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 47%

Cyan 69% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #257579

.text { color: #257579; }
.background { background-color: #257579; }
.border { border: 3px solid #257579; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(37, 117, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 53%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #257579; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(37, 117, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #257579; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(37, 117, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#257579">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#257579">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #792925:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #257579: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #257579

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 #257579 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 #257579 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

← #257578  ·  #25757A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #257579?

#257579 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 37, 117, 121). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #257579?

#257579 is RGB 37, 117, 121 — HSL 183°, 53%, 31% — CMYK 69%, 3%, 0%, 53%.

What colors go with #257579?

Its complement is #792925; analogous partners are #257953 and #254B79. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #257579 for text?

White text on #257579 has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.90:1.