Palettes / Colors / #57777A

#57777A — Dusty Teal

#57777A is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #57777A 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.

#57777A 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 #7A5A57; it also sits naturally between #577A6C and #57667A. 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 34% · Green 47% · Blue 48%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 52%

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

Previews

CSS code for #57777A

.text { color: #57777A; }
.background { background-color: #57777A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #57777A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(87, 119, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 17%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #57777A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(87, 119, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #57777A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(87, 119, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#57777A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#57777A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7A5A57:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #57777A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #57777A

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 #57777A 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 #57777A 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

← #577779  ·  #57777B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #57777A?

#57777A is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 87, 119, 122). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #57777A?

#57777A is RGB 87, 119, 122 — HSL 185°, 17%, 41% — CMYK 29%, 2%, 0%, 52%.

What colors go with #57777A?

Its complement is #7A5A57; analogous partners are #577A6C and #57667A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #57777A for text?

White text on #57777A has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.33:1.