Palettes / Colors / #36979C

#36979C — Muted Teal

#36979C 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 #36979C 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.

#36979C 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 #9C3A35; it also sits naturally between #359C6E and #35639C. 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 61%

Cyan 65% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 39%

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

Previews

CSS code for #36979C

.text { color: #36979C; }
.background { background-color: #36979C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #36979C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(54, 151, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 49%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #36979C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(54, 151, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #36979C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(54, 151, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#36979C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#36979C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9C3A35:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #36979C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #36979C

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 #36979C 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 #36979C 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

← #36979B  ·  #36979D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #36979C?

#36979C is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 54, 151, 156). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #36979C?

#36979C is RGB 54, 151, 156 — HSL 183°, 49%, 41% — CMYK 65%, 3%, 0%, 39%.

What colors go with #36979C?

Its complement is #9C3A35; analogous partners are #359C6E and #35639C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #36979C for text?

Black text on #36979C has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.46:1.