Palettes / Colors / #4E646A

#4E646A — Dusty Teal

#4E646A is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the teal family.

#4E646A 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 #6A544E; it also sits naturally between #4E6A62 and #4E566A. 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 31% · Green 39% · Blue 42%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 58%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E646A

.text { color: #4E646A; }
.background { background-color: #4E646A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E646A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 100, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 15%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E646A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 100, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E646A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 100, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E646A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E646A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6A544E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E646A: #FFFFFF.

How #4E646A 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 #4E646A 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

← #4E6469  ·  #4E646B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E646A?

#4E646A is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 78, 100, 106). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E646A?

#4E646A is RGB 78, 100, 106 — HSL 193°, 15%, 36% — CMYK 26%, 6%, 0%, 58%.

What colors go with #4E646A?

Its complement is #6A544E; analogous partners are #4E6A62 and #4E566A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E646A for text?

White text on #4E646A has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.35:1.