Palettes / Colors / #45686E

#45686E — Dusty Teal

#45686E is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the teal family.

#45686E 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 #6E4B45; it also sits naturally between #456E5F and #45536E. 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 41% · Blue 43%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 57%

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

Previews

CSS code for #45686E

.text { color: #45686E; }
.background { background-color: #45686E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #45686E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(69, 104, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 23%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #45686E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(69, 104, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #45686E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(69, 104, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#45686E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#45686E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6E4B45:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #45686E: #FFFFFF.

How #45686E 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 #45686E 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

← #45686D  ·  #45686F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #45686E?

#45686E is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 69, 104, 110). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #45686E?

#45686E is RGB 69, 104, 110 — HSL 189°, 23%, 35% — CMYK 37%, 5%, 0%, 57%.

What colors go with #45686E?

Its complement is #6E4B45; analogous partners are #456E5F and #45536E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #45686E for text?

White text on #45686E has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.46:1.