Palettes / Colors / #449AAB

#449AAB — Muted Teal

#449AAB is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: steelblue (#4682B4) — not an exact match. CSS steelblue gives you #4682B4, a different color; use #449AAB 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.

#449AAB 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 #AB5544; it also sits naturally between #44AB89 and #4467AB. 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 27% · Green 60% · Blue 67%

Cyan 60% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #449AAB

.text { color: #449AAB; }
.background { background-color: #449AAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #449AAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(68, 154, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 43%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #449AAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(68, 154, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #449AAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(68, 154, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#449AAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#449AAB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AB5544:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #449AAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #449AAB

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 #449AAB 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 #449AAB 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

← #449AAA  ·  #449AAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #449AAB?

#449AAB is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 68, 154, 171). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #449AAB?

#449AAB is RGB 68, 154, 171 — HSL 190°, 43%, 47% — CMYK 60%, 10%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #449AAB?

Its complement is #AB5544; analogous partners are #44AB89 and #4467AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #449AAB for text?

Black text on #449AAB has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.25:1.