Palettes / Colors / #257883

#257883 — Teal

#257883 is a teal color we call 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 #257883 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.

#257883 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 #833025; it also sits naturally between #25835F and #254983. 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 47% · Blue 51%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 49%

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

Previews

CSS code for #257883

.text { color: #257883; }
.background { background-color: #257883; }
.border { border: 3px solid #257883; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(37, 120, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 56%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #257883; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(37, 120, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #257883; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(37, 120, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#257883">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#257883">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #833025:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #257883: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #257883

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 #257883 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 #257883 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

← #257882  ·  #257884 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #257883?

#257883 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 37, 120, 131). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #257883?

#257883 is RGB 37, 120, 131 — HSL 187°, 56%, 33% — CMYK 72%, 8%, 0%, 49%.

What colors go with #257883?

Its complement is #833025; analogous partners are #25835F and #254983. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #257883 for text?

White text on #257883 has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.09:1.