Palettes / Colors / #384F52

#384F52 — Deep Dusty Teal

#384F52 is a teal color we call Deep Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the teal family.

#384F52 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 #523B38; it also sits naturally between #385248 and #384252. 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 22% · Green 31% · Blue 32%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 68%

Previews

CSS code for #384F52

.text { color: #384F52; }
.background { background-color: #384F52; }
.border { border: 3px solid #384F52; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(56, 79, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 19%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #384F52; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(56, 79, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #384F52; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(56, 79, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#384F52">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#384F52">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #523B38:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #384F52: #FFFFFF.

How #384F52 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 #384F52 or a close neighbour

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 #384F52?

#384F52 is Deep Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 56, 79, 82). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #384F52?

#384F52 is RGB 56, 79, 82 — HSL 187°, 19%, 27% — CMYK 32%, 4%, 0%, 68%.

What colors go with #384F52?

Its complement is #523B38; analogous partners are #385248 and #384252. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #384F52 for text?

White text on #384F52 has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.41:1.