Palettes / Colors / #397989

#397989 — Muted Teal

#397989 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the teal family.

#397989 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 #894939; it also sits naturally between #398971 and #395189. 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 47% · Blue 54%

Cyan 58% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #397989

.text { color: #397989; }
.background { background-color: #397989; }
.border { border: 3px solid #397989; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(57, 121, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 41%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #397989; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(57, 121, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #397989; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(57, 121, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#397989">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#397989">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #894939:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #397989: #FFFFFF.

How #397989 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 #397989 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 #397989?

#397989 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 57, 121, 137). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #397989?

#397989 is RGB 57, 121, 137 — HSL 192°, 41%, 38% — CMYK 58%, 12%, 0%, 46%.

What colors go with #397989?

Its complement is #894939; analogous partners are #398971 and #395189. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #397989 for text?

White text on #397989 has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.27:1.