Palettes / Colors / #508B95

#508B95 — Dusty Teal

#508B95 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #508B95 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.

#508B95 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 #955B50; it also sits naturally between #50957D and #506895. 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 55% · Blue 58%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 42%

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

Previews

CSS code for #508B95

.text { color: #508B95; }
.background { background-color: #508B95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #508B95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(80, 139, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 30%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #508B95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(80, 139, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #508B95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(80, 139, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#508B95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#508B95">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #955B50:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #508B95: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #508B95

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 #508B95 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 #508B95 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

← #508B94  ·  #508B96 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #508B95?

#508B95 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 80, 139, 149). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #508B95?

#508B95 is RGB 80, 139, 149 — HSL 189°, 30%, 45% — CMYK 46%, 7%, 0%, 42%.

What colors go with #508B95?

Its complement is #955B50; analogous partners are #50957D and #506895. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #508B95 for text?

Black text on #508B95 has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.84:1.