Palettes / Colors / #429E83

#429E83 — Muted Teal

#429E83 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

#429E83 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 #9E425E; it also sits naturally between #429E55 and #428C9E. 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 26% · Green 62% · Blue 51%

Cyan 58% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 38%

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

Previews

CSS code for #429E83

.text { color: #429E83; }
.background { background-color: #429E83; }
.border { border: 3px solid #429E83; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 158, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(162, 41%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #429E83; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 158, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #429E83; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 158, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#429E83">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#429E83">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9E425E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #429E83: #000000.

How #429E83 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 #429E83 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 #429E83?

#429E83 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 66, 158, 131). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #429E83?

#429E83 is RGB 66, 158, 131 — HSL 162°, 41%, 44% — CMYK 58%, 0%, 17%, 38%.

What colors go with #429E83?

Its complement is #9E425E; analogous partners are #429E55 and #428C9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #429E83 for text?

Black text on #429E83 has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.26:1.