Palettes / Colors / #348CA2

#348CA2 — Muted Teal

#348CA2 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 #348CA2 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.

#348CA2 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 #A24A34; it also sits naturally between #34A281 and #3455A2. 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 55% · Blue 64%

Cyan 68% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #348CA2

.text { color: #348CA2; }
.background { background-color: #348CA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #348CA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(52, 140, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 51%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #348CA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(52, 140, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #348CA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(52, 140, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#348CA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#348CA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A24A34:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #348CA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #348CA2

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 #348CA2 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 #348CA2 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 #348CA2?

#348CA2 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 52, 140, 162). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #348CA2?

#348CA2 is RGB 52, 140, 162 — HSL 192°, 51%, 42% — CMYK 68%, 14%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #348CA2?

Its complement is #A24A34; analogous partners are #34A281 and #3455A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #348CA2 for text?

Black text on #348CA2 has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.88:1.