Palettes / Colors / #405656

#405656 — Dusty Teal

#405656 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 #405656 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.

#405656 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 #553F3F; it also sits naturally between #3F554A and #3F4A55. 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 25% · Green 34% · Blue 34%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 66%

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

Previews

CSS code for #405656

.text { color: #405656; }
.background { background-color: #405656; }
.border { border: 3px solid #405656; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(64, 86, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 15%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #405656; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(64, 86, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #405656; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(64, 86, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#405656">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#405656">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #553F3F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #405656: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #405656

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 #405656 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 #405656 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 #405656?

#405656 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 64, 86, 86). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #405656?

#405656 is RGB 64, 86, 86 — HSL 180°, 15%, 29% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 0%, 66%.

What colors go with #405656?

Its complement is #553F3F; analogous partners are #3F554A and #3F4A55. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #405656 for text?

White text on #405656 has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.68:1.