Palettes / Colors / #36966A

#36966A — Muted Green

#36966A is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #36966A 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.

#36966A is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #963661; it also sits naturally between #36963B and #369196. 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 59% · Blue 42%

Cyan 64% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #36966A

.text { color: #36966A; }
.background { background-color: #36966A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #36966A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(54, 150, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(153, 47%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #36966A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(54, 150, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #36966A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(54, 150, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#36966A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#36966A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #963661:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #36966A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #36966A

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 #36966A 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 #36966A 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

← #369669  ·  #36966B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #36966A?

#36966A is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 54, 150, 106). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #36966A?

#36966A is RGB 54, 150, 106 — HSL 153°, 47%, 40% — CMYK 64%, 0%, 29%, 41%.

What colors go with #36966A?

Its complement is #963661; analogous partners are #36963B and #369196. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #36966A for text?

Black text on #36966A has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.67:1.