Palettes / Colors / #2D697B

#2D697B — Muted Teal

#2D697B 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 #2D697B 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.

#2D697B 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 #7B402D; it also sits naturally between #2D7B66 and #2D427B. 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 18% · Green 41% · Blue 48%

Cyan 63% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 52%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2D697B

.text { color: #2D697B; }
.background { background-color: #2D697B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2D697B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(45, 105, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 46%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2D697B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(45, 105, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2D697B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(45, 105, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2D697B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2D697B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7B402D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2D697B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2D697B

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 #2D697B 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 #2D697B 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 #2D697B?

#2D697B is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 45, 105, 123). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2D697B?

#2D697B is RGB 45, 105, 123 — HSL 194°, 46%, 33% — CMYK 63%, 15%, 0%, 52%.

What colors go with #2D697B?

Its complement is #7B402D; analogous partners are #2D7B66 and #2D427B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2D697B for text?

White text on #2D697B has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.42:1.