Palettes / Colors / #579FA3

#579FA3 — Dusty Teal

#579FA3 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

#579FA3 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 #A25B57; it also sits naturally between #57A281 and #5779A2. 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 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #579FA3

.text { color: #579FA3; }
.background { background-color: #579FA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #579FA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(87, 159, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 30%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #579FA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(87, 159, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #579FA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(87, 159, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#579FA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#579FA3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A25B57:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #579FA3: #000000.

How #579FA3 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 #579FA3 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 #579FA3?

#579FA3 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 87, 159, 163). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #579FA3?

#579FA3 is RGB 87, 159, 163 — HSL 183°, 30%, 49% — CMYK 47%, 2%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #579FA3?

Its complement is #A25B57; analogous partners are #57A281 and #5779A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #579FA3 for text?

Black text on #579FA3 has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.05:1.