Palettes / Colors / #265E4E

#265E4E — Deep Muted Teal

#265E4E is a teal color we call Deep 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 #265E4E 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.

#265E4E 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 #5E2636; it also sits naturally between #265E33 and #26525E. 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 37% · Blue 31%

Cyan 60% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 63%

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

Previews

CSS code for #265E4E

.text { color: #265E4E; }
.background { background-color: #265E4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #265E4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(38, 94, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 42%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #265E4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(38, 94, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #265E4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(38, 94, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#265E4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#265E4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5E2636:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #265E4E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #265E4E

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 #265E4E 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 #265E4E 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 #265E4E?

#265E4E is Deep Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 38, 94, 78). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #265E4E?

#265E4E is RGB 38, 94, 78 — HSL 163°, 42%, 26% — CMYK 60%, 0%, 17%, 63%.

What colors go with #265E4E?

Its complement is #5E2636; analogous partners are #265E33 and #26525E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #265E4E for text?

White text on #265E4E has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.79:1.