Teal Blue
#367588About Teal Blue
Teal Blue is the hex color #367588, which translates to rgb(54, 117, 136) in RGB and hsl(194, 43%, 37%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 194 degrees, with a saturation of 43 percent and a lightness of 37 percent. That combination puts Teal Blue in the workable middle of the cyan family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.
How Teal Blue compares
The closest standard CSS keyword is slategray (#708090), a CIE76 distance of 15.1 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is cyan-700 (#007595), at a distance of 8.8. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Air Force Blue at 12.5. Sorted by lightness, Teal Blue is number 4 of the 18 cyan colors here.
Text on Teal Blue
One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Teal Blue, led by White at 5.18:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Teal Blue already loaded as the background.
| Text color | Ratio | AA normal | AA large | AAA normal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White #FFFFFF | 5.18:1 | Pass | Pass | Fail |
| Ink black #0F0F12 | 3.70:1 | Fail | Pass | Fail |
| Mid grey #6B7280 | 1.07:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Dark grey #374151 | 1.99:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Light grey #E5E7EB | 4.18:1 | Fail | Pass | Fail |
Building a palette around Teal Blue
The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Teal Blue for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.
Full values for Teal Blue
| Format | Value |
|---|---|
| HEX | #367588 |
| RGB | rgb(54, 117, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 43%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 60%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 14%, 0%, 47%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.90% 0.0708 220.36) |
| CIELAB | lab(46.02 -14.25 -16.49) |
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