Palettes / Colors / #359FA0

#359FA0 — Muted Teal

#359FA0 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #359FA0 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.

#359FA0 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 #A13736; it also sits naturally between #36A16D and #3669A1. 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 21% · Green 62% · Blue 63%

Cyan 67% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 37%

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

Previews

CSS code for #359FA0

.text { color: #359FA0; }
.background { background-color: #359FA0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #359FA0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(53, 159, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 50%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #359FA0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(53, 159, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #359FA0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(53, 159, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#359FA0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#359FA0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A13736:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #359FA0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #359FA0

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 #359FA0 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 #359FA0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #359FA0 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

← #359F9F  ·  #359FA1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #359FA0?

#359FA0 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 53, 159, 160). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #359FA0?

#359FA0 is RGB 53, 159, 160 — HSL 181°, 50%, 42% — CMYK 67%, 1%, 0%, 37%.

What colors go with #359FA0?

Its complement is #A13736; analogous partners are #36A16D and #3669A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #359FA0 for text?

Black text on #359FA0 has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.