CYAN

Teal Blue

#367588
Conversions
HEX#367588
RGBrgb(54, 117, 136)
HSLhsl(194, 43%, 37%)
HSVhsv(194, 60%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 14%, 0%, 47%)
Copy CSS
color: #367588; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 117, 136); /* hsl */ color: hsl(194, 43%, 37%);
Contrast
On whitePass · 5.18 : 1
On ink blackFail · 3.70 : 1
Shades
Tints
Pairings

About 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.

Contrast of common text colors on Teal Blue. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text colorRatioAA normalAA largeAAA normal
White #FFFFFF5.18:1PassPassFail
Ink black #0F0F123.70:1FailPassFail
Mid grey #6B72801.07:1FailFailFail
Dark grey #3741511.99:1FailFailFail
Light grey #E5E7EB4.18:1FailPassFail

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

FormatValue
HEX#367588
RGBrgb(54, 117, 136)
HSLhsl(194, 43%, 37%)
HSVhsv(194, 60%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 14%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(52.90% 0.0708 220.36)
CIELABlab(46.02 -14.25 -16.49)

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