Palettes / Colors / #287D77

#287D77 — Muted Teal

#287D77 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 #287D77 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.

#287D77 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 #7C272D; it also sits naturally between #277C4C and #27577C. 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 16% · Green 49% · Blue 47%

Cyan 68% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 51%

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

Previews

CSS code for #287D77

.text { color: #287D77; }
.background { background-color: #287D77; }
.border { border: 3px solid #287D77; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 125, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 52%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #287D77; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 125, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #287D77; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 125, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#287D77">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#287D77">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7C272D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #287D77: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #287D77

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 #287D77 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 #287D77 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 #287D77?

#287D77 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 40, 125, 119). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #287D77?

#287D77 is RGB 40, 125, 119 — HSL 176°, 52%, 32% — CMYK 68%, 0%, 5%, 51%.

What colors go with #287D77?

Its complement is #7C272D; analogous partners are #277C4C and #27577C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #287D77 for text?

White text on #287D77 has a contrast ratio of 4.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.29:1.