Palettes / Colors / #3F736E

#3F736E — Dusty Teal

#3F736E is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #3F736E 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.

#3F736E 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 #733F45; it also sits naturally between #3F7354 and #3F5E73. 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 25% · Green 45% · Blue 43%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 55%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3F736E

.text { color: #3F736E; }
.background { background-color: #3F736E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3F736E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(63, 115, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 29%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3F736E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(63, 115, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3F736E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(63, 115, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3F736E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3F736E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #733F45:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3F736E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3F736E

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 #3F736E 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 #3F736E 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 #3F736E?

#3F736E is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 63, 115, 110). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3F736E?

#3F736E is RGB 63, 115, 110 — HSL 174°, 29%, 35% — CMYK 45%, 0%, 4%, 55%.

What colors go with #3F736E?

Its complement is #733F45; analogous partners are #3F7354 and #3F5E73. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3F736E for text?

White text on #3F736E has a contrast ratio of 5.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.89:1.