Palettes / Colors / #4E807F
#4E807F — Dusty Teal
#4E807F is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: slategray (#708090) — not an exact match. CSS slategray gives you #708090, a different color; use #4E807F 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.
#4E807F 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 #7E4E4E; it also sits naturally between #4E7E65 and #4E677E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #4E807F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 78, 128, 127 |
| HSL | 179°, 24%, 40% |
| HSV | 179°, 39%, 50% |
| CMYK | 39%, 0%, 1%, 50% |
| XYZ | 14.69, 18.59, 22.89 |
| Yxy | 18.59, 0.2615, 0.3309 |
| CIE-Lab | 50.20, -17.03, -4.78 |
| Hunter Lab | 43.12, -12.52, -3.79 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 31% · Green 50% · Blue 50%
Cyan 39% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 50%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #4E807F
.text { color: #4E807F; }
.background { background-color: #4E807F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E807F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 128, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 24%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E807F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 128, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E807F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 128, 127, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#4E807F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E807F">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #7E4E4E:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.45:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.72:1 AA |
Best text color on #4E807F: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E807F
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #4E807F: ·
How #4E807F 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 #4E807F rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #4E807F?
#4E807F is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 78, 128, 127). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.
What is the RGB and HSL of #4E807F?
#4E807F is RGB 78, 128, 127 — HSL 179°, 24%, 40% — CMYK 39%, 0%, 1%, 50%.
What colors go with #4E807F?
Its complement is #7E4E4E; analogous partners are #4E7E65 and #4E677E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #4E807F for text?
Black text on #4E807F has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.45:1.