Palettes / Colors / #577A73

#577A73 — Dusty Teal

#577A73 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 #577A73 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.

#577A73 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 #7A575E; it also sits naturally between #577A61 and #57707A. 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 48% · Blue 45%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 52%

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

Previews

CSS code for #577A73

.text { color: #577A73; }
.background { background-color: #577A73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #577A73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(87, 122, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 17%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #577A73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(87, 122, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #577A73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(87, 122, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#577A73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#577A73">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7A575E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #577A73: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #577A73

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 #577A73 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 #577A73 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 #577A73?

#577A73 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 87, 122, 115). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #577A73?

#577A73 is RGB 87, 122, 115 — HSL 168°, 17%, 41% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 6%, 52%.

What colors go with #577A73?

Its complement is #7A575E; analogous partners are #577A61 and #57707A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #577A73 for text?

White text on #577A73 has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.44:1.