Palettes / Colors / #5FA598

#5FA598 — Dusty Teal

#5FA598 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

#5FA598 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 #A55F6C; it also sits naturally between #5FA575 and #5F8FA5. 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 37% · Green 65% · Blue 60%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5FA598

.text { color: #5FA598; }
.background { background-color: #5FA598; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5FA598; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(95, 165, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 28%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5FA598; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(95, 165, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5FA598; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(95, 165, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5FA598">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5FA598">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A55F6C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5FA598: #000000.

How #5FA598 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 #5FA598 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 #5FA598?

#5FA598 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 95, 165, 152). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5FA598?

#5FA598 is RGB 95, 165, 152 — HSL 169°, 28%, 51% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 8%, 35%.

What colors go with #5FA598?

Its complement is #A55F6C; analogous partners are #5FA575 and #5F8FA5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5FA598 for text?

Black text on #5FA598 has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.87:1.