Palettes / Colors / #409690

#409690 — Muted Teal

#409690 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

#409690 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 #964046; it also sits naturally between #409665 and #407196. 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 59% · Blue 56%

Cyan 57% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #409690

.text { color: #409690; }
.background { background-color: #409690; }
.border { border: 3px solid #409690; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(64, 150, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 40%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #409690; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(64, 150, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #409690; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(64, 150, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#409690">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#409690">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #964046:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #409690: #000000.

How #409690 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 #409690 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 #409690?

#409690 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 64, 150, 144). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #409690?

#409690 is RGB 64, 150, 144 — HSL 176°, 40%, 42% — CMYK 57%, 0%, 4%, 41%.

What colors go with #409690?

Its complement is #964046; analogous partners are #409665 and #407196. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #409690 for text?

Black text on #409690 has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.51:1.