Palettes / Colors / #548784

#548784 — Dusty Teal

#548784 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 #548784 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.

#548784 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 #875458; it also sits naturally between #54876A and #547187. 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 33% · Green 53% · Blue 52%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 47%

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

Previews

CSS code for #548784

.text { color: #548784; }
.background { background-color: #548784; }
.border { border: 3px solid #548784; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(84, 135, 132); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 23%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #548784; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(84, 135, 132, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #548784; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(84, 135, 132, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#548784">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#548784">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #875458:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #548784: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #548784

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 #548784 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 #548784 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

← #548783  ·  #548785 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #548784?

#548784 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 84, 135, 132). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #548784?

#548784 is RGB 84, 135, 132 — HSL 176°, 23%, 43% — CMYK 38%, 0%, 2%, 47%.

What colors go with #548784?

Its complement is #875458; analogous partners are #54876A and #547187. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #548784 for text?

Black text on #548784 has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.06:1.