Palettes / Colors / #469585

#469585 — Muted Teal

#469585 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

#469585 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 #954656; it also sits naturally between #46955E and #467D95. 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 58% · Blue 52%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 42%

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

Previews

CSS code for #469585

.text { color: #469585; }
.background { background-color: #469585; }
.border { border: 3px solid #469585; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(70, 149, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 36%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #469585; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(70, 149, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #469585; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(70, 149, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#469585">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#469585">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #954656:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #469585: #000000.

How #469585 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 #469585 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 #469585?

#469585 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 70, 149, 133). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #469585?

#469585 is RGB 70, 149, 133 — HSL 168°, 36%, 43% — CMYK 53%, 0%, 11%, 42%.

What colors go with #469585?

Its complement is #954656; analogous partners are #46955E and #467D95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #469585 for text?

Black text on #469585 has a contrast ratio of 5.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.56:1.