Close to Teal Blue
#33798E
#33798E is a dark, rich teal, close to the color Teal Blue. In RGB it’s made of 20% red, 47.5% green, and 55.7% blue. Its hue is 194°, with 47% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #33798E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #33798E as they’d see it.
#33798E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #33798E
What color is #33798E?
#33798E is a dark, rich teal, close to the color Teal Blue. In RGB it’s made of 20% red, 47.5% green, and 55.7% blue. Its hue is 194°, with 47% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #33798E in RGB?
#33798E is rgb(51, 121, 142): 51 red, 121 green, and 142 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #33798E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(64, 15, 0, 44). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #33798E?
PANTONE 314 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #33798E?
Its complement #946556 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.