Palettes / Colors / #507A79

#507A79 — Dusty Teal

#507A79 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 #507A79 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.

#507A79 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 #7B5151; it also sits naturally between #517B65 and #51677B. 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 48% · Blue 47%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 52%

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

Previews

CSS code for #507A79

.text { color: #507A79; }
.background { background-color: #507A79; }
.border { border: 3px solid #507A79; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(80, 122, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 21%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #507A79; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(80, 122, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #507A79; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(80, 122, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#507A79">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#507A79">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7B5151:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #507A79: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #507A79

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 #507A79 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 #507A79 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 #507A79?

#507A79 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 80, 122, 121). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #507A79?

#507A79 is RGB 80, 122, 121 — HSL 179°, 21%, 40% — CMYK 34%, 0%, 1%, 52%.

What colors go with #507A79?

Its complement is #7B5151; analogous partners are #517B65 and #51677B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #507A79 for text?

White text on #507A79 has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.40:1.