Palettes / Colors / #528985

#528985 — Dusty Teal

#528985 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 #528985 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.

#528985 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 #895256; it also sits naturally between #52896A and #527189. 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 32% · Green 54% · Blue 52%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #528985

.text { color: #528985; }
.background { background-color: #528985; }
.border { border: 3px solid #528985; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 137, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 25%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #528985; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 137, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #528985; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 137, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#528985">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#528985">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #895256:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #528985: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #528985

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 #528985 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 #528985 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 #528985?

#528985 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 82, 137, 133). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #528985?

#528985 is RGB 82, 137, 133 — HSL 176°, 25%, 43% — CMYK 40%, 0%, 3%, 46%.

What colors go with #528985?

Its complement is #895256; analogous partners are #52896A and #527189. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #528985 for text?

Black text on #528985 has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.98:1.