Palettes / Colors / #488485

#488485 — Dusty Teal

#488485 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the teal family.

#488485 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 #854847; it also sits naturally between #478567 and #476585. 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 46% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 48%

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

Previews

CSS code for #488485

.text { color: #488485; }
.background { background-color: #488485; }
.border { border: 3px solid #488485; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 132, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 30%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #488485; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 132, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #488485; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 132, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#488485">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#488485">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #854847:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #488485: #000000.

How #488485 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 #488485 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 #488485?

#488485 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 72, 132, 133). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #488485?

#488485 is RGB 72, 132, 133 — HSL 181°, 30%, 40% — CMYK 46%, 1%, 0%, 48%.

What colors go with #488485?

Its complement is #854847; analogous partners are #478567 and #476585. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #488485 for text?

Black text on #488485 has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.27:1.