Palettes / Colors / #396972

#396972 — Muted Teal

#396972 is a teal color we call Muted 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 #396972 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.

#396972 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 #73433A; it also sits naturally between #3A735F and #3A4E73. 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 41% · Blue 45%

Cyan 50% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 55%

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

Previews

CSS code for #396972

.text { color: #396972; }
.background { background-color: #396972; }
.border { border: 3px solid #396972; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(57, 105, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 33%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #396972; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(57, 105, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #396972; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(57, 105, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#396972">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#396972">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #73433A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #396972: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #396972

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 #396972 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 #396972 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 #396972?

#396972 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 57, 105, 114). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #396972?

#396972 is RGB 57, 105, 114 — HSL 189°, 33%, 34% — CMYK 50%, 8%, 0%, 55%.

What colors go with #396972?

Its complement is #73433A; analogous partners are #3A735F and #3A4E73. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #396972 for text?

White text on #396972 has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.44:1.