Palettes / Colors / #33798E

#33798E — Muted Teal

#33798E is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: steelblue (#4682B4) — not an exact match. CSS steelblue gives you #4682B4, a different color; use #33798E 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.

#33798E 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 #8E4933; it also sits naturally between #338E76 and #334C8E. 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 20% · Green 47% · Blue 56%

Cyan 64% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 44%

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

Previews

CSS code for #33798E

.text { color: #33798E; }
.background { background-color: #33798E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #33798E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 121, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 47%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #33798E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 121, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #33798E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 121, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#33798E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#33798E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8E4933:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #33798E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #33798E

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 #33798E 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 #33798E 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 #33798E?

#33798E is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 51, 121, 142). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #33798E?

#33798E is RGB 51, 121, 142 — HSL 194°, 47%, 38% — CMYK 64%, 15%, 0%, 44%.

What colors go with #33798E?

Its complement is #8E4933; analogous partners are #338E76 and #334C8E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #33798E for text?

White text on #33798E has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.27:1.