Palettes / Colors / #4E8A85

#4E8A85 — Dusty Teal

#4E8A85 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 #4E8A85 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.

#4E8A85 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 #894D52; it also sits naturally between #4D8966 and #4D7089. 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 54% · Blue 52%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E8A85

.text { color: #4E8A85; }
.background { background-color: #4E8A85; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E8A85; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 138, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 28%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E8A85; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 138, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E8A85; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 138, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E8A85">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E8A85">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #894D52:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E8A85: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E8A85

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 #4E8A85 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 #4E8A85 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 #4E8A85?

#4E8A85 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 78, 138, 133). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E8A85?

#4E8A85 is RGB 78, 138, 133 — HSL 175°, 28%, 42% — CMYK 43%, 0%, 4%, 46%.

What colors go with #4E8A85?

Its complement is #894D52; analogous partners are #4D8966 and #4D7089. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E8A85 for text?

Black text on #4E8A85 has a contrast ratio of 5.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.96:1.