Palettes / Colors / #339494

#339494 — Muted Teal

#339494 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the teal family.

#339494 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 #943333; it also sits naturally between #339463 and #336394. 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 58% · Blue 58%

Cyan 66% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 42%

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

Previews

CSS code for #339494

.text { color: #339494; }
.background { background-color: #339494; }
.border { border: 3px solid #339494; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 148, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 49%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #339494; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 148, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #339494; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 148, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#339494">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#339494">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #943333:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #339494: #000000.

How #339494 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 #339494 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

← #339493  ·  #339495 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #339494?

#339494 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 51, 148, 148). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #339494?

#339494 is RGB 51, 148, 148 — HSL 180°, 49%, 39% — CMYK 66%, 0%, 0%, 42%.

What colors go with #339494?

Its complement is #943333; analogous partners are #339463 and #336394. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #339494 for text?

Black text on #339494 has a contrast ratio of 5.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.62:1.