Palettes / Colors / #44575C

#44575C — Dusty Teal

#44575C 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 #44575C 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.

#44575C 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 #5B4843; it also sits naturally between #435B54 and #434A5B. 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 27% · Green 34% · Blue 36%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 64%

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

Previews

CSS code for #44575C

.text { color: #44575C; }
.background { background-color: #44575C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #44575C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(68, 87, 92); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 15%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #44575C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(68, 87, 92, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #44575C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(68, 87, 92, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#44575C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#44575C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5B4843:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #44575C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #44575C

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 #44575C 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 #44575C 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

← #44575B  ·  #44575D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #44575C?

#44575C is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 68, 87, 92). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #44575C?

#44575C is RGB 68, 87, 92 — HSL 192°, 15%, 31% — CMYK 26%, 5%, 0%, 64%.

What colors go with #44575C?

Its complement is #5B4843; analogous partners are #435B54 and #434A5B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #44575C for text?

White text on #44575C has a contrast ratio of 7.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.76:1.