Palettes / Colors / #458596

#458596 — Muted Teal

#458596 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the teal family.

#458596 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 #965745; it also sits naturally between #45967F and #455C96. 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 52% · Blue 59%

Cyan 54% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #458596

.text { color: #458596; }
.background { background-color: #458596; }
.border { border: 3px solid #458596; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(69, 133, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 37%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #458596; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(69, 133, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #458596; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(69, 133, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#458596">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#458596">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #965745:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #458596: #000000.

How #458596 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 #458596 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 #458596?

#458596 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 69, 133, 150). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #458596?

#458596 is RGB 69, 133, 150 — HSL 193°, 37%, 43% — CMYK 54%, 11%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #458596?

Its complement is #965745; analogous partners are #45967F and #455C96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #458596 for text?

Black text on #458596 has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.16:1.