Palettes / Colors / #335C4E

#335C4E — Dusty Teal

#335C4E is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #335C4E 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.

#335C4E 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 #5C3340; it also sits naturally between #335C3A and #33555C. 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 20% · Green 36% · Blue 31%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 64%

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

Previews

CSS code for #335C4E

.text { color: #335C4E; }
.background { background-color: #335C4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #335C4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 92, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 29%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #335C4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 92, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #335C4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 92, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#335C4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#335C4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5C3340:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #335C4E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #335C4E

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 #335C4E 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 #335C4E 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 #335C4E?

#335C4E is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 51, 92, 78). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #335C4E?

#335C4E is RGB 51, 92, 78 — HSL 160°, 29%, 28% — CMYK 45%, 0%, 15%, 64%.

What colors go with #335C4E?

Its complement is #5C3340; analogous partners are #335C3A and #33555C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #335C4E for text?

White text on #335C4E has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.78:1.