Palettes / Colors / #488484

#488484 — Dusty Teal

#488484 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the teal family.

#488484 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 #844848; it also sits naturally between #488466 and #486684. 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 28% · Green 52% · Blue 52%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 48%

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

Previews

CSS code for #488484

.text { color: #488484; }
.background { background-color: #488484; }
.border { border: 3px solid #488484; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 132, 132); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 29%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #488484; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 132, 132, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #488484; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 132, 132, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#488484">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#488484">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #844848:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #488484: #000000.

How #488484 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 #488484 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 #488484?

#488484 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 72, 132, 132). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #488484?

#488484 is RGB 72, 132, 132 — HSL 180°, 29%, 40% — CMYK 45%, 0%, 0%, 48%.

What colors go with #488484?

Its complement is #844848; analogous partners are #488466 and #486684. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #488484 for text?

Black text on #488484 has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.28:1.