Palettes / Colors / #4E656C

#4E656C — Dusty Teal

#4E656C 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 #4E656C 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.

#4E656C 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 #6A544D; it also sits naturally between #4D6A63 and #4D556A. 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 40% · Blue 42%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 58%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E656C

.text { color: #4E656C; }
.background { background-color: #4E656C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E656C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 101, 108); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 16%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E656C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 101, 108, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E656C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 101, 108, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E656C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E656C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6A544D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E656C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E656C

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 #4E656C 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 #4E656C 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

← #4E656B  ·  #4E656D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E656C?

#4E656C is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 78, 101, 108). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E656C?

#4E656C is RGB 78, 101, 108 — HSL 194°, 16%, 36% — CMYK 28%, 6%, 0%, 58%.

What colors go with #4E656C?

Its complement is #6A544D; analogous partners are #4D6A63 and #4D556A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E656C for text?

White text on #4E656C has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.40:1.