Palettes / Colors / #57787E

#57787E — Dusty Teal

#57787E 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 #57787E 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.

#57787E 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 #7E5E58; it also sits naturally between #587E71 and #58657E. 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 49%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 51%

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

Previews

CSS code for #57787E

.text { color: #57787E; }
.background { background-color: #57787E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #57787E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(87, 120, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 18%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #57787E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(87, 120, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #57787E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(87, 120, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#57787E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#57787E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7E5E58:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #57787E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #57787E

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 #57787E 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 #57787E 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 #57787E?

#57787E is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 87, 120, 126). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #57787E?

#57787E is RGB 87, 120, 126 — HSL 189°, 18%, 42% — CMYK 31%, 5%, 0%, 51%.

What colors go with #57787E?

Its complement is #7E5E58; analogous partners are #587E71 and #58657E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #57787E for text?

White text on #57787E has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.39:1.