Palettes / Colors / #388CA5

#388CA5 — Muted Teal

#388CA5 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 #388CA5 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.

#388CA5 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 #A35138; it also sits naturally between #38A387 and #3855A3. 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 55% · Blue 65%

Cyan 66% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #388CA5

.text { color: #388CA5; }
.background { background-color: #388CA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #388CA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(56, 140, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 49%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #388CA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(56, 140, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #388CA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(56, 140, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#388CA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#388CA5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A35138:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #388CA5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #388CA5

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 #388CA5 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 #388CA5 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

← #388CA4  ·  #388CA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #388CA5?

#388CA5 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 56, 140, 165). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #388CA5?

#388CA5 is RGB 56, 140, 165 — HSL 194°, 49%, 43% — CMYK 66%, 15%, 0%, 35%.

What colors go with #388CA5?

Its complement is #A35138; analogous partners are #38A387 and #3855A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #388CA5 for text?

Black text on #388CA5 has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.84:1.