Palettes / Colors / #409596

#409596 — Muted Teal

#409596 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #409596 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.

#409596 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 #964240; it also sits naturally between #40966D and #406A96. 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 58% · Blue 59%

Cyan 57% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #409596

.text { color: #409596; }
.background { background-color: #409596; }
.border { border: 3px solid #409596; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(64, 149, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 40%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #409596; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(64, 149, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #409596; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(64, 149, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#409596">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#409596">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #964240:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #409596: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #409596

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 #409596 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 #409596 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 #409596?

#409596 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 64, 149, 150). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #409596?

#409596 is RGB 64, 149, 150 — HSL 181°, 40%, 42% — CMYK 57%, 1%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #409596?

Its complement is #964240; analogous partners are #40966D and #406A96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #409596 for text?

Black text on #409596 has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.53:1.