Palettes / Colors / #549596

#549596 — Dusty Teal

#549596 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

#549596 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 #965654; it also sits naturally between #549676 and #547496. 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 58% · Blue 59%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #549596

.text { color: #549596; }
.background { background-color: #549596; }
.border { border: 3px solid #549596; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(84, 149, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 28%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #549596; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(84, 149, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #549596; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(84, 149, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#549596">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#549596">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #965654:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #549596: #000000.

How #549596 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 #549596 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 #549596?

#549596 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 84, 149, 150). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #549596?

#549596 is RGB 84, 149, 150 — HSL 181°, 28%, 46% — CMYK 44%, 1%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #549596?

Its complement is #965654; analogous partners are #549676 and #547496. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #549596 for text?

Black text on #549596 has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.43:1.