Palettes / Colors / #468C8A

#468C8A — Muted Teal

#468C8A 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 #468C8A 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.

#468C8A 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 #8B4648; it also sits naturally between #468B66 and #466B8B. 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 55% · Blue 54%

Cyan 50% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 45%

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

Previews

CSS code for #468C8A

.text { color: #468C8A; }
.background { background-color: #468C8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #468C8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(70, 140, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 33%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #468C8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(70, 140, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #468C8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(70, 140, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#468C8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#468C8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8B4648:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #468C8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #468C8A

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 #468C8A 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 #468C8A 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

← #468C89  ·  #468C8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #468C8A?

#468C8A is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 70, 140, 138). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #468C8A?

#468C8A is RGB 70, 140, 138 — HSL 178°, 33%, 41% — CMYK 50%, 0%, 1%, 45%.

What colors go with #468C8A?

Its complement is #8B4648; analogous partners are #468B66 and #466B8B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #468C8A for text?

Black text on #468C8A has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.90:1.