Palettes / Colors / #558B8A

#558B8A — Dusty Teal

#558B8A is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the teal family.

#558B8A 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 #8B5556; it also sits naturally between #558B6F and #55718B. 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 55% · Blue 54%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 45%

Previews

CSS code for #558B8A

.text { color: #558B8A; }
.background { background-color: #558B8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #558B8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 139, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 24%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #558B8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 139, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #558B8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 139, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#558B8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#558B8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #558B8A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8B5556:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #558B8A: #000000.

How #558B8A 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 #558B8A or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #558B89  ·  #558B8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #558B8A?

#558B8A is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 85, 139, 138). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #558B8A?

#558B8A is RGB 85, 139, 138 — HSL 179°, 24%, 44% — CMYK 39%, 0%, 1%, 45%.

What colors go with #558B8A?

Its complement is #8B5556; analogous partners are #558B6F and #55718B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #558B8A for text?

Black text on #558B8A has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.86:1.