Palettes / Colors / #374E4E

#374E4E — Deep Dusty Teal

#374E4E is a teal color we call Deep Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #374E4E 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.

#374E4E 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 #4E3737; it also sits naturally between #374E42 and #37424E. 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 22% · Green 31% · Blue 31%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 69%

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

Previews

CSS code for #374E4E

.text { color: #374E4E; }
.background { background-color: #374E4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #374E4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(55, 78, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 17%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #374E4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(55, 78, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #374E4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(55, 78, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#374E4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#374E4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E3737:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #374E4E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #374E4E

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 #374E4E 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 #374E4E 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 #374E4E?

#374E4E is Deep Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 55, 78, 78). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #374E4E?

#374E4E is RGB 55, 78, 78 — HSL 180°, 17%, 26% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 0%, 69%.

What colors go with #374E4E?

Its complement is #4E3737; analogous partners are #374E42 and #37424E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #374E4E for text?

White text on #374E4E has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.36:1.