Palettes / Colors / #39AAA5

#39AAA5 — Muted Teal

#39AAA5 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #39AAA5 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.

#39AAA5 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 #AC393F; it also sits naturally between #39AC6D and #3978AC. 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 67% · Blue 65%

Cyan 66% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #39AAA5

.text { color: #39AAA5; }
.background { background-color: #39AAA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #39AAA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(57, 170, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 50%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #39AAA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(57, 170, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #39AAA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(57, 170, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#39AAA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#39AAA5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AC393F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #39AAA5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #39AAA5

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 #39AAA5 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 #39AAA5 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

← #39AAA4  ·  #39AAA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #39AAA5?

#39AAA5 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 57, 170, 165). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #39AAA5?

#39AAA5 is RGB 57, 170, 165 — HSL 177°, 50%, 45% — CMYK 66%, 0%, 3%, 33%.

What colors go with #39AAA5?

Its complement is #AC393F; analogous partners are #39AC6D and #3978AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #39AAA5 for text?

Black text on #39AAA5 has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.81:1.