Palettes / Colors / #36928F

#36928F — Muted Teal

#36928F 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 #36928F 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.

#36928F 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 #913639; it also sits naturally between #369160 and #366691. 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 57% · Blue 56%

Cyan 63% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 43%

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

Previews

CSS code for #36928F

.text { color: #36928F; }
.background { background-color: #36928F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #36928F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(54, 146, 143); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 46%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #36928F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(54, 146, 143, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #36928F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(54, 146, 143, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#36928F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#36928F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #913639:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #36928F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #36928F

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 #36928F 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 #36928F 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

← #36928E  ·  #369290 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #36928F?

#36928F is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 54, 146, 143). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #36928F?

#36928F is RGB 54, 146, 143 — HSL 178°, 46%, 39% — CMYK 63%, 0%, 2%, 43%.

What colors go with #36928F?

Its complement is #913639; analogous partners are #369160 and #366691. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #36928F for text?

Black text on #36928F has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.71:1.