Palettes / Colors / #528482
#528482 — Dusty Teal
#528482 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 #528482 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.
#528482 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 #845254; it also sits naturally between #528469 and #526D84. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #528482 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 82, 132, 130 |
| HSL | 178°, 23%, 42% |
| HSV | 178°, 38%, 52% |
| CMYK | 38%, 0%, 2%, 48% |
| XYZ | 15.76, 19.91, 24.13 |
| Yxy | 19.91, 0.2636, 0.3329 |
| CIE-Lab | 51.73, -17.26, -4.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 44.62, -12.85, -3.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 32% · Green 52% · Blue 51%
Cyan 38% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 48%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #528482
.text { color: #528482; }
.background { background-color: #528482; }
.border { border: 3px solid #528482; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 132, 130); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 23%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #528482; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 132, 130, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #528482; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 132, 130, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#528482">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#528482">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #845254:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.22:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.98:1 AA |
Best text color on #528482: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #528482
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 #528482: ·
How #528482 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 #528482 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 #528482?
#528482 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 82, 132, 130). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.
What is the RGB and HSL of #528482?
#528482 is RGB 82, 132, 130 — HSL 178°, 23%, 42% — CMYK 38%, 0%, 2%, 48%.
What colors go with #528482?
Its complement is #845254; analogous partners are #528469 and #526D84. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #528482 for text?
Black text on #528482 has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.22:1.