Palettes / Colors / #446C78

#446C78 — Dusty Teal

#446C78 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #446C78 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.

#446C78 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 #795044; it also sits naturally between #44796B and #445279. 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 42% · Blue 47%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #446C78

.text { color: #446C78; }
.background { background-color: #446C78; }
.border { border: 3px solid #446C78; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(68, 108, 120); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 28%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #446C78; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(68, 108, 120, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #446C78; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(68, 108, 120, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#446C78">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#446C78">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #795044:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #446C78: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #446C78

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 #446C78 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 #446C78 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 #446C78?

#446C78 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 68, 108, 120). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #446C78?

#446C78 is RGB 68, 108, 120 — HSL 194°, 28%, 37% — CMYK 43%, 10%, 0%, 53%.

What colors go with #446C78?

Its complement is #795044; analogous partners are #44796B and #445279. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #446C78 for text?

White text on #446C78 has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.66:1.